Southeast Missouri State University

Rylan Flesch, a transgender student at the university, said the restroom change is “progress,” adding that it “shows that the university cares.”

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Same-sex spouses of employees and retirees at Southeast Missouri State University will now be eligible for university benefits. The Board of Regents of the Cape Girardeau school voted Monday to extend benefits immediately to spouses in same-sex couples who were legally married in another state.