PROMO (Promoting Missouri) is a

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statewide LGBTQ advocacy and lobbying nonprofit organization. A member of the Equality Federation, it is the largest LGBTQ organization in the state. So called

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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

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, work to pass a non-discrimination act in Missouri. A current project PROMO supports, with MTUG, is the Transgender Memorial Garden in

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. 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''. In 1990 it was formally registered as Privacy Rights Education Project (PREP). SAGE Metro St. Louis merged into PROMO in 2015.PROMO Fund and Sage Metro St. Louis Merge FAQ
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Alumni

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, state legislator

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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

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