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                        History teacher Rodney Wilson began the work which led to LGBT History Month on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus in 1994.
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                        In its second year, Queer Writes incorporates more diversity in performance and LGBTQ+ experiences.
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                        Gateway to Pride is the museum's first exhibition specifically about LGBTQIA+ history and experiences across Missouri and the Metro East.
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                        “Love” is the theme for the 17th annual QFest: self-love and acceptance, romance, familial bonds, fictive kinship and all.
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                        St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents the local debut of Liza Birkenmeier’s “Dr. Ride’s American Beach House.” The play examines emotional repression on a St. Louis rooftop, the night before Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.
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                        The measure limits drag shows to downtown Branson because the area was “created to ensure that the peace and safety of residential and neighborhood-adjacent districts were not negatively impacted by live entertainment uses.”
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                        The St. Charles County Republican also discussed some of the hot-button issues of the 2023 session, such as a measure to make constitutional amendments harder to pass.
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                        St. Louis photographer Jess T. Dugan is acclaimed for their photographs of trans and gender-nonconforming older adults. The new book “Look at me like you love me” showcases their work.
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                        Many St. Louisans are dismayed by a U.S. Supreme Court decision to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military.…
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                        Once a month, 90-year-old John Chaney dons a blond wig, dressy suit and heels — and transforms into a Tammy Wynette look-alike who lip-syncs to country…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
