In October, St. Louis made two national rankings for LBGTQ+ friendliness. The Human Rights Campaign awarded the City of St. Louis a perfect score for its support of the queer community. Clever Real Estate, however, ranked St. Louis as one of the in the U.S.
What鈥檚 behind these disparate rankings, and how LGBTQ+ friendly is St. Louis, really?
On Thursday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air, panelists Avi Ivaturi, peer support organizer at St. Louis Queer Support Helpline; Midwest Rainbow Research Institute Executive Director Inoru Morris, and Nick Dunne, LGBTQIA+ and Arts Liaison for the City of St. Louis, discuss how St. Louis supports its LGBTQ+ residents and what could be improved.
They also reflect on the 2023 Missouri Legislative Session 鈥� lawmakers this year passed bans on transgender students participating in school sports and gender-affirming surgery for minors 鈥� and share what they鈥檒l be keeping an eye on as Missouri lawmakers convene in 2024.
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