PROMO (Promoting Missouri) is a
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
statewide
LGBTQ advocacy and lobbying nonprofit organization. A member of the
Equality Federation
Equality Federation is a social justice, advocacy and capacity building organization serving and supporting state-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ) advocacy organizations in the United States.
History
In 1997, a group of state ...
, it is the largest LGBTQ organization in the state.
So called
conversion therapy
Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms. Methods that have ...
is as of July 2018 still legal in Missouri (with the exception of a few jurisdictions) and PROMO is campaigning to ban the practice when it is forced on minors.
PROMO, and partners such as the ACLU of Missouri and the
Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an American LGBTQ advocacy group. It is the largest LGBTQ political lobbying organization within the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization focuses on protecting and expanding rights for L ...
, work to pass a
non-discrimination act in Missouri. A current project PROMO supports, with
MTUG, is the
Transgender Memorial Garden
The Transgender Memorial Garden is a memorial to transgender people killed by anti-LGBTQ violence. It is located at 2800 Wyoming Street (at California Ave) in the Benton Park West neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
Origins
It was formerly l ...
in
St. Louis
St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a populatio ...
. PROMO is a major supporter of
St. Louis PrideFest.
What became PROMO formed in 1986 as People Aligned for Change and Equality (PACE), in response to ''
Bowers v. Hardwick
''Bowers v. Hardwick'', 478 U.S. 186 (1986), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld, in a 5–4 ruling, the constitutionality of a Georgia sodomy law criminalizing oral and anal sex in private between consenting adults, in ...
''. In 1990 it was formally registered as Privacy Rights Education Project (PREP).
SAGE Metro St. Louis merged into PROMO in 2015.
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Alumni
* Elizabeth Fuchs
Elizabeth Fuchs is an American politician who was elected member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 80th district in 2024 Missouri House of Representatives election, 2024.
Fuchs is a graduate of the University of Missouri–St. Lo ...
, state legislator
See also
* LGBT rights in Missouri
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the United States, U.S. state of Missouri may experience some legal challenges that non-LGBTQ residents do not. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Missouri, in accordance with 200 ...
* Fairness Campaign
The Fairness Campaign is a Louisville, Kentucky-based lobbying and advocacy organization, focusing primarily on preventing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Fairness Campaign is recognized by the IRS as a ...
(Kentucky)
* One Iowa
One Iowa is a statewide LGBTQ equality organization. The organization works to preserve and advance equality for LGBTQ individuals in Iowa through advocacy, grassroots efforts, and education.
Background
The organization was founded in November 200 ...
* OutNebraska
OutNebraska is a Nebraska statewide LGBTQ advocacy, lobbying, and community organization.
History
A Lincoln, Nebraska LGBTQ community organization was incorporated as Outlinc in 2009. It expanded to a statewide organization and changed its name t ...
References
External links
Official site
HRC MissouriACLU of Missouri
{{LGBT in the United States
LGBTQ political advocacy groups in Missouri
Equality Federation
1986 establishments in Missouri
Organizations established in 1986
Non-profit organizations based in Missouri
501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations