This legislative season has been particularly bad for queer rights with hundreds of anti-LGBT bills being introduced around the country.  

ST. LOUIS — Three of the seven members of a suburban St. Louis school board have resigned amid a debate over a transgender high school student’s request to be allowed to use the girls bathrooms.

Missouri’s constitutional ban on gay marriage is being challenged in court by two same-sex couples who say they were denied marriage licenses in Kansas City.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union plans to file suit challenging Missouri’s treatment of same-sex marriages, an ACLU spokeswoman said Tuesday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A legal challenge to Missouri’s gay marriage ban returns to court in St. Louis.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge is hearing arguments about whether to stop a policy by Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration allowing legally married same-sex couples to file joint state tax returns.

A Republican-led Missouri House committee plans to hold a hearing on measures seeking to impeach Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon.

A “silent movie opera” would seem to be an intriguing contradiction in terms, but that’s exactly why Outré Theatre Company added the southeastern premiere of “Bed and Sofa” to its summer season at the Broward Center.

(CNN) — Foo Fighters won the Internet over the weekend.

This week read about the family of De’Angelo Wallace claiming his murder was a hate crime in Missouri, and a judge blocking the anti-trans restroom sign bill in Tennessee.

This week read about a library in Wyoming being threatened for having LGBT books, and a protest at a school after a bullied gay teen gets suspended in Missouri.

This week read about Dax seeking a home after being abandoned for coming out in Oklahoma, and a Missouri teacher resigning after complaints of hanging a Pride flag in his classroom.

This week read about Martina Caldera, who was killed in Texas last year, and students filing a lawsuit against a school for banning LGBT books in Missouri.

This week read about an LGBT history exhibit being removed after a GOP aide complains in Missouri, and the police searching for an anti-gay man after allegedly assaulting a stranger in New York.

This week read about Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoing a bill that bans trans girls from participating on girls’ sports teams, and a Black-owned, LGBT-friendly barbershop celebrating its grand opening in New York.

This week read about a man who advocated banning LGBT books being charged with molestation in Missouri, and Mississippi passing an anti-trans bill.

This week read about Missouri Sen. Elaine Gannon asking a non-binary student inappropriate questions, and a school board in Minnesota hosting an anti-LGBT group.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri woman hopes her deeply personal decision to get a divorce will open the door for other couples to end their relationships in a state that doesn’t recognize gay marriage.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Kansas City group is making plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a national gathering of LGBT activists that is credited with helping to kick off the gay rights movement.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri was in tears as she gave her speech on the House floor speaking during the debate over marriage equality. 

(WM) A man has been ordered to spend life in prison without parole for killing a transgender teen whose burned remains were found three years ago in southwest Missouri.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Many local officials across Missouri were declining to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples Thursday, saying a court ruling invalidating the state’s gay-marriage ban applies only to St. Louis.

(CNN) Smiling as she sits in a float at St. Louis’ annual pride parade, Erin O’Flaherty gleams with a crown atop her head, a prize she clinched after being crowned Miss Missouri last month.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Republican candidate for Missouri attorney general wants the Legislature to exempt businesses and religious groups from participating in same-sex couples’ marriage ceremonies.

Missouri businesses are divided over a proposed ban on discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, with some companies during a Wednesday hearing backing the measure as needed to recruit top candidates and some powerful business groups countering it could lead to more lawsuits.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri governor Jay Nixon, a Democrat, used his final State of the State address this past week to implore lawmakers to bar discrimination against LGBT people, but leaders in the Republican-dominated Legislature say that’s unlikely to happen before Nixon leaves office.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A lawsuit challenging Missouri’s ban on gay marriage has been moved to federal court instead of state court.

(AP) Missouri’s four Republican candidates for governor are weighing in on national and state policies that would affect LGBT people amid nationwide discussions that gained traction after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in all states.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill that would require Missouri school districts to meet new state requirements for anti-bullying policies is moving to the Senate.

A Boone County judge has granted what apparently is the first same-sex divorce in Missouri, which has a constitutional amendment against recognizing same-sex marriages.