Missouri

In August 2004, Missouri voters passed an anti-marriage constitutional amendment. State advocacy groups continue to work to overturn such discrimination and move towards true fairness and equality for Missouri's families.

Status: Anti-Marriage Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

PROMO: Missouri's statewide organization advocating for lesbian,gay, bisexual, and transgender equality through legislative action,electoral politics, grassroots organizing, and community education


Blog Posts Related to Missouri

One Day We Will Always Have Had The Freedom To Marry

Rev. Dr. Daniel O'Connell discusses the progress made in the securing the freedom to marry and the support that comes from many religious groups: "...my church, and churches of other denominations embrace those [gay] relationships. Supporting the spiritual and religious growth of families is one of the reasons our church exists. And we Unitarian Universalists take the long view. We take the long view because most of us believe as Dr. King did, that 'the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.'”

Late highway patrol trooper’s partner laments lack of legal protection

Catholic Bishops Help Defeat Marriage Equality in Maine

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Resources Related to Missouri

Missouri Census Snapshot

Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Missouri.

Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey

Groundbreaking research showing a huge increase in same-sex couples identifying themselves as "unmarried partners".

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