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Amber Minor Transgender Woman Murdered Deadnamed Local Press News Outlets
Media

Kansas City media misgender trans murder victim springing LGBTQ+ advocates to action

After public outcry, local news outlets corrected the story, highlighting the importance of accurate reporting about transgender victims of crime.

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Youth

WATCH: College Disciplines Gay Teen Threatened with Knife

A gay college freshman in Missouri says his school penalized him after his former roommate threatened him with a knife while making antigay comments.

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World

Student Starts Campaign to Let Gays Give Blood

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Youth

Hundreds Protest After School Suspends Bullied Gay Teen

Students at Lee's Summit High School say administrators have failed to stop the bullying, and the victim and his friends have been punished after they tried to defend themselves.

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Religion

Catholic Priest Denies Communion to Lesbian at Mother's Funeral

A priest in Missouri bars a lesbian parishioner from receiving communion at her mother's funeral.

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World

Westboro Funeral Protest Blocked in Missouri

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Politics

Lesbian Jolie Justus Loses Kansas City Mayoral Race

Justus lost to fellow City Council member Quinton Lucas in a race where her sexual orientation was a nonissue.

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Marriage Equality

Missouri Gov. Orders Compliance With SCOTUS Ruling

In addition to issuing his executive order, Gov. Jay Nixon called on the legislature to pass a nondiscrimination bill to protect LGBT residents.

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Election

TV stations were forced to air vile anti-trans, homophobic ads so graphic they got on-air content warnings

According to the FCC, there’s nothing the agency can do to prevent this kind of content from being broadcast by legally qualified political candidates.