LGBTQ

Founded in 2019, the St. Louis Queer Support Helpline serves as a resource for LGBTQIA+ people.

Dustan Farr said the Platte County School District’s policy to ban transgender students from using the restroom that aligns with their gender identity has "crushed" his daughter's education.

The new ordinance, which passed a first reading 3-2 Tuesday night, would require a permit to host a drag show and would not allow shows within 600 feet of any religious institution, park or school. It would also bar anyone under 18 from attending a drag show.

Transgender people are complaining about gender discrimination within some housing shelters in St. Louis and St. Louis County. Transgender people and housing advocates say shelter staff aren’t complying with updated federal housing policies and are denying people shelter because of their gender identity.

WerQfest, a celebration of Black, queer culture will feature national headliners Durand Bernarr and Jaida Essence Hall plus a slew of St. Louis-based artists including Sunny Rain and DJ PBnJeffy.

Legislatures in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, passed new laws decried by LGBTQ+ communities and their allies. Still, the month of June brought exuberant Pride celebrations around the region.

LGBTQ community leaders in St. Louis said the event provides an opportunity to show solidarity among queer people and demonstrate that they will not be erased from society.

PrideFest 2023 will include hundreds of vendors, a large parade and a performance by Idina Menzel. It’s also a chance for LGBTQ people to come together after a wave of legislation targeting them.

Historian Steven Louis Brawley says the LGBTQ community is living through “real-time history.”

The Missouri lieutenant governor is running against Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and potentially Sen. Bill Eigel in the 2024 governor’s race.