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Missouri Judge Blocks GOP Attorney General’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

She issued a temporary injunction that lasts until after she’s had an opportunity to hear some arguments in the case.

Missouri Judge Will Be Replaced in Transgender Health Care Case

The plaintiffs had sought to replace Steven Ohmer, and he agreed to step aside..

Missouri judge says lesbian can be foster mom

The Missouri Department of Social Services improperly denied a woman's application to become a foster parent because she is a lesbian, a judge ruled on Friday.

Missouri Judge Grants State's First Same-Sex Divorce

Boone County Circuit Judge Leslie Schneider granted a divorce to a lesbian couple who had married in Massachusetts, despite Missouri's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

Missouri Judge Orders State to Recognize Outside Same-Sex Marriages

A judge's ruling on marriage equality may affect at least 5,400 same-sex couples across the state of Missouri.

Missouri Judge Halts Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Adults and Youth

The restrictions were set to go into effect on Thursday.

Judge blocks Missouri AG from accessing medical records of transgender minors

Judge Joseph Whyte wrote that Missouri consumer protections do not require “blind obedience to the attorney general’s civil investigative demands."

Missouri Marriage Ban Struck Down Again

For the second time this week, Missouri's ban on same-sex marriage has been ruled unconstitutional -- this time by a federal judge.

Did This Man Get Away With Harassing a Gay Employee?

The judges ruled the gay man had no case because there's no law in Missouri to protect people from discrimination for being gay. 

WATCH: Missouri's Marriage Ban Heads to Court Today

A state judge will hear oral arguments for and against Missouri's constitutional amendment prohibiting the recognition of legal same-sex marriages in a court in Jackson County today.

Missouri Suddenly Has Marriage Equality and Recognition

Antigay Missouri lawmakers may not like it, but they're powerless to stop the state from recognizing gay and lesbian marriages this month.

Missouri Marriage Ban Struck Down

Same-sex couples in Missouri should be able to begin applying for marriage licenses immediately.

Missouri Seeks to Ban Issuance of Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

His bill would provide for the firing of any public employee who granted a license to a same-sex couple.

Gender-Affirming Care Bans in Texas, Missouri Will Still Go Into Effect

Families, health care providers, and LGBTQ+ groups had sued to block the bans, but they'll be enforced while the lawsuits proceed.

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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Texas to Face Lawsuit Over Its Recently Passed Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

Legislators gave final approval to the ban Wednesday, and Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign it into law.

Justice Samuel Alito wishes homophobia was acceptable

The conservative Supreme Court justice thought jurors who were dismissed for their antigay religious beliefs were treated unfairly.

'Christian' Mo. Wedding Venue Turns Away Lesbian Couple

The owners of a wedding venue say same-sex marriages violate their religious beliefs and their 'conscious.'

Gay Couples May Have Trouble Getting Divorced

Gay couples had to struggle mightily to win the right to marry or form civil unions. Now some are finding that breaking up is hard to do too.

Amy Klobuchar Under Fire for Vote Confirming Anti-LGBTQ Judge

Klobuchar is getting criticized particularly for a vote to confirm David Ryan Stras, who has objected to the Supreme Court ruling striking down antisodomy laws.