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Mayor Francis Slay Says LGBT Issues Will Be a Priority in Historic Fourth Term

It is officially official. After beating his challenger Lewis Reed in the March primary, winning against no one on the April 2 Election Day and going through his formal inauguration ceremony yesterday, Mayor Francis Slay has begun his fourth term -- making him the first mayor in St. Louis history to ... More >>

Bud Light Jumps on Equality Bandwagon, Homophobe Beer Drinkers Pissed

If you're on Facebook, you've likely seen the proliferation of red and pink equal signs in lieu of profile pictures, a gesture of support for gay-marriage equality as the United States Supreme Court considers two cases on the topic. Since then, lots of fans have started "remixing" the equal sign. T ... More >>

St. Louis One of Nation's Most LGBT-Friendly Cities

The Human Rights Campaign unveiled yesterday its Municipal Equality Index (MEI), which rates the public policies and legal rights of LGBT citizens in 137 U.S. cities -- and it turns out that, in terms of LGBT legislation, St. Louis is one of the most progressive cities in the country. Yes, it's tru ... More >>

7 Presidential Election Watch Parties, Freebies and Food Specials [Updated]

Gut Check is ready for the 2012 presidential election. Months of punditry, the presidential and vice-presidential debates and our Facebook newsfeed have prepared us ad nauseam, all leading up to tomorrow's presidential election. Naturally, watching the returns is a lot more exciting for Gut Check w ... More >>

Reps Russ Carnahan, Jerry Costello Don't Join House Dems on Anti-DOMA Brief

Representatives Russ Carnahan and Jerry Costello broke with House Democrats yesterday and kept their names off a brief urging a federal appeals court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. Carnahan says he's committed t ... More >>

The Gay Selma: Schools ignore gay bullying at their own peril

Westboro Baptist Church To Raise Funds for LGBT Equality

​As reported earlier, the Westboro Baptist Church has scheduled a protest at Clayton High School on Monday, February 6. The WBC wants to publicly denounce the students and faculty for their inclusiveness and tolerance of others -- because they're dicks, you see -- and also because when the WBC do ... More >>

Pride of the Metro East Side

​While the city's main lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender event, Pride St. Louis, is still more than a week away, folks across the river are kicking their heels up this weekend. It's Metro East Pride of Southwestern Illinois tomorrow in Belleville. It's the fourth annual Metro East Pride, and ... More >>

Iowa Judges Booted for Supporting Same-Sex Marriage

​Three Iowa Supreme Court judges yesterday lost their seats in the wake of a concerted effort by out-of-state anti-LGBT activists who opposed the Court's unanimous 2009 decision allowing marriage for same-sex couples in that state.Since 1962, Iowa Supreme Court justices, who are appointed, have fa ... More >>

Laclede Gas Changes Non-Discrimination Policy to Include Sexual Orientation

​Two months after the Human Rights Campaign ranked Laclede Gas as one of the the worst corporations to work for if you're gay, lesbian or transgendered, the St. Louis company has had a change of policy. As the Missouri gay-rights group Show Me No H8 reported Saturday, Laclede Gas has a new non-dis ... More >>

The Gospel of Troy

Let's love and respect one another

Cyndi Lauper

8 p.m. Wednesday, July 4. Budweiser Main Stage, on the Arch grounds, as part of Live on the Levee.

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The road to Ellen was paved with the best of intentions

Letter to the Editor

Published the week of March 8