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Newspaper publisher spouts anti-gay views in response to reader’s pride query
WAYNESVILLE, Mo. – When Janell Jackson contacted a local newspaper for information on an upcoming Pride Luncheon at Ft. Leonard Wood, a U.S. Army base in southern Missouri, the response she received was instead the anti-gay opinions of the publisher. The event in question is the June 30th luncheon where …
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Mo. legislature adjourns without taking action on LGBT non-discrimination bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The 2014 Missouri state legislative session adjourned Friday without a vote on the LGBT-inclusive Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA).
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Catholic Church fires woman from job feeding the hungry over her same-sex marriage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has fired a woman in charge of distributing food to the homeless and hungry after learning she is gay and in a same-sex marriage.
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Sportscaster Dale Hansen ‘unplugged’ on Michael Sam’s late NFL draft pick
Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen, who made headlines in February when, after Missouri’s Michael Sam came out publicly as gay, and addressed the notion that some people will be “uncomfortable” with an openly gay NFL player, revisited the topic on Monday to make note of Sam’s late pick in the NFL draft.
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Former Mo. GOP U.S. senator supports statewide LGBT protections
With just days left before the end of Missouri’s legislative session this week, former U.S. Sen. John Danforth has come out in support of the LGBT-inclusive Missouri Non-discrimination Act (MONA).
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St. Louis Rams pick Michael Sam in seventh round of NFL draft
NEW YORK — Michael Sam waited and waited. Hours passed, rounds came and went, and eventually, there were only eight more picks left on the third and final day of the NFL draft.
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Mo. judge grants state’s first divorce between a same-sex couple
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Boone County, Mo., judge has granted what is believed to be the first same-sex divorce in Missouri, which has a constitutional amendment against recognizing same-sex marriages.
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Fortune 500 companies voice support for Mo. non-discrimination bill
Support for the LGBT-inclusive Missouri Non-discrimination Act (MONA) MONA continues to grow as 500 Missouri-based companies from across the state, including two of the Fortune 500, are now voicing their support for workplace protections.
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Mo. House panel mulls impeaching governor over gay couples’ tax returns
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An effort to impeach Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon over his decision to allow same-sex couples to file joint tax returns received its first public hearing Wednesday in a House committee.
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Mo. Hispanic business community supports LGBT non-discrimination bill
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Missouri’s Hispanic business community is coming out in support of a proposed statewide LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination bill.