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Friends suspect Kansas City man was killed because he was gay
Dionte Greene was many things. Son. Brother. Father to twin daughters. Long-standing member of Kansas City’s Marching Cobras. He was also gay.
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Missouri AG files notice to appeal same-sex marriage ruling to 8th Circuit
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster on has filed notice that he will appeal a federal judge’s ruling striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Same-sex couple takes divorce case to Missouri Supreme Court
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An attorney for a man seeking a divorce from his husband argued Wednesday before the Missouri Supreme Court that the state should dissolve the union, even though the state constitution doesn’t allow same-sex partners to wed.
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Missouri GOP lawmakers seeking to appeal same-sex marriage ruling
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s Republican legislative leaders are seeking to appeal a court ruling requiring officials to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey and House Speaker Tim Jones have filed a motion asking to intervene in a Jackson County court case…
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ACLU files lawsuit against Ozark, Mo., fire district for denying spousal benefits
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri has filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Ozark, Mo., fire department captain seeking spousal benefits for same-sex couples.
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Springfield, Mo., school district grants benefits to married same-sex couples
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Married same-sex couples will be eligible for health benefits from the Springfield school district, starting Dec. 1.
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Homeless shelter in Kansas City won’t house married, same-sex couples
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A nonprofit homeless shelter in Kansas City will not allow legally married same-sex couples to stay overnight together because officials believe those relationships violate biblical principles. Leaders of the City Union Mission in Kansas City debated the decision for three or four years…
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Petitioners urge Missouri to not appeal same-sex marriage ruling
ST. LOUIS — With the legality of gay marriage in Missouri in judicial limbo, more than 3,000 residents are asking the state to drop its appeal of a federal ruling that overturned its ban on same-sex unions.
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Same-sex couples begin marrying in Kansas City, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — More than a dozen same-sex couples were married Friday in the Kansas City area after a federal judge declared that Missouri’s ban on gay marriage violates the U.S. Constitution. The decision, which follows a similar one earlier this week in St. Louis, means that same-sex marriage licenses now are being issued in Missouri’s two…
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Federal judge rules Missouri same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Officials in the Kansas City area said they will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Friday after a federal judge struck down Missouri’s ban on gay marriage, marking the second such ruling in a week. U.S. District Judge Ortrie R. Smith ruled that Missouri’s constitutional provision limiting marriage to only a …