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Chuck Basye called his opponent an antigay slur, suggested his detractors get anally intimate with a dildo, and posted a photo of a dog's rear as a President Joe Biden ad.
If the proposal passes the Republican-controlled House, Missouri voters will be asked to amend the state constitution to allow businesses and individuals to refuse service to same-sex couples.
The action by Missouri's largest city comes as the state is about to enact restrictions.
Missouri's House Bill 2885 would send teachers who use students' chosen names and pronouns to prison for up to five years.
Hardy Billington, running for the state House, has also expressed "outrage" over marriage equality.
Steve West praised Hitler and linked homosexuality with pedophilia.
The Jackson County Republican Party is forming a committee to consider censuring Rep. Chris Sander at some point.
Brandon Boulware argued eloquently against trans-exclusionary legislation, and video of his testimony has received thousands of views.
These trans politicians are breaking barriers around the nation.
“We must keep our personal beliefs out of our classrooms,” said Republican Rep. Ann Kelley, even though her bill is clearly based on her personal beliefs.
During a debate over an antidiscrimination bill, Missouri state Rep. Rick Brattin said gays were less than human. He's faced zero repercussions.
State Sen. Bill Eigel said he didn't burn books but instead empty boxes in a recent video, however.
Mike Colona, a gay lawyer from St. Louis, won his Democratic primary Tuesday for a Missouri house seat despite controversy over his ties to the gay porn industry, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
The Hartzler amendment "would have ripped away medically necessary health care for transgender service members and military dependents," according to OutServe-SLDN.
After four lesbians were asked to leave an International House of Pancakes in Grandview, Mo., for alleged public displays of affection, a gay rights group is organizing a demonstration against the chain restaurant.
"You may win this today, but you're going to lose," out Missouri state Rep. Ian Mackey told his Republican colleagues.
U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri implored her colleagues not to pass the "dangerous" Respect for Marriage Act, but they did anyway.
Rep. Zach Wyatt said he had been lying to himself for a long time, but no longer could he.
