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Task force says city should not hold a public vote on LGBT rights ordinance
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield, Mo., task force recommends the city not hold a public vote on any ordinance regarding discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, saying it could create divisions and harm the city’s reputation.
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Missouri governor Jay Nixon shifts left politically
Missourians, meet your new governor: Jay Nixon, a Democrat. Though he has long worn the Democratic label, Nixon could have easily passed himself off as a moderate Republican during his first four years as governor.
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Mo. to accept joint state tax returns from married, same-sex couples
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday he is directing officials to accept tax returns jointly filed by same-sex couples who were legally married in other states.
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Mo. court rules against granting survivor benefits to deceased trooper’s partner
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a Highway Patrol trooper’s same-sex partner who was seeking survivor benefits after his partner was killed in the line of duty.
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Mo. lawmaker upset by pro-gay shirts worn at elementary school book fair
NIXA, Mo. — A Missouri state representative said he was unhappy that two high school students were wearing gay-supportive T-shirts while working at an elementary school book fair.
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Gay student disciplined after reporting roommate threatened him with a knife
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — A student at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo., said he was given a letter of discipline after reporting he was the victim of anti-gay harassment.
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Mo. man charged with spreading HIV claims 300 sexual partners
DEXTER, Mo. — A Missouri man who told authorities he had sexual contact with as many 300 people since being diagnosed with HIV pleaded not guilty on Thursday to infecting another man with the virus, and prosecutors said more charges are expected.
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Mo. town prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Nearly two months after a tougher anti-discrimination law was narrowly defeated in Kirksville, the mayor of the northeast Missouri town has changed his vote and the measure passed.
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Mo. Supreme Court to take another look at gay partner’s survivor benefits case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Supreme Court decision about federal benefits for gay couples has prompted the Missouri Supreme Court to take a second look at a pending case.
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Roman Catholic priest risks priesthood, comes out as gay in book
ST. LOUIS — A Roman Catholic priest in St. Louis has written a book about his life as a gay priest, a move that could risk his priesthood.