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Beverly Nance and Mary Walsh pose for a portrait at their home in Shrewsbury in August 2018.

Same-Sex Couple Settle Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against St. Louis Retirement Community

Shahla Farzan

Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance sued Sunset Hills-based Friendship Village in 2018, after the faith-based retirement community rejected their housing application based on its "cohabitation policy," which defines marriage as between one man and one woman.

(January 23, 2019) (L-R) Rachel Sachs, William Freivogel and Mark Smith joined Wednesday's "St. Louis on the Air" to discuss local and national stories pertaining to the law.

Government, Politics & Issues

Legal Roundtable: Analysis Of Judge’s Ruling Against Trump Administration, Missouri Politics, More

Lara Hamdan

St. Louis on the Air’s monthly Legal Roundtable got underway Wednesday as host Don Marsh delved into a variety of recent local and national stories…

Arlene Zarembka (at left) is a lawyer for the plaintiffs in the case, and Jeffrey Mittman is the executive director of the ACLU of Missouri. They joined the Jan. 22, 2019, talk show.

Government, Politics & Issues

'It's Always The Right Time To Fight Discrimination,' Says Lawyer For LGBTQ Couple In Housing Case

Evie Hemphill

The LGBTQ couple whose lawsuit against Sunset Hills-based Friendship Village was recently dismissed by a circuit judge will be taking further legal…

Beverly Nance and Mary Walsh pose for a portrait at their home in Shrewsbury on August 28, 2018.

Government, Politics & Issues

Judge Dismisses LGBTQ Discrimination Lawsuit Against Retirement Community

Shahla Farzan

A district judge dismissed a lawsuit against a Sunset Hills retirement community today.Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance took Friendship Village to federal…

Lawyers for Friendship Village retirement facility say the community’s decision to turn away the couple was due to the “faith-based nature of the organization.”

Government, Politics & Issues

Sunset Hills retirement community asks court to dismiss LGBT discrimination lawsuit

Shahla Farzan

Lawyers for Friendship Village have asked a federal court to dismiss a same-sex couple's discrimination lawsuit against the St. Louis County retirement…

Beverly Nance and Mary Walsh pose for a portrait at their home in Shrewsbury on Aug. 28, 2018.

Government, Politics & Issues

Legally married, but denied housing: Same-sex couple take St. Louis retirement facility to court

Shahla Farzan

After Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance were married in 2009, they thought their right to live together as a couple was secure.Now the two women are at the…

Left, Bill Freivogel, Blake Strode and Dan Epps participated in the Legal Roundtable discussion on Tuesday's St. Louis on the Air.

Government, Politics & Issues

Legal Roundtable talks local discrimination issues, national political landscape

Caitlin Lally

Last week, news broke that two St. Louisans were denied housing in a senior community because of their sexual orientation. Now the case is headed to the…