Missouri
Issues
- Marriage 2004 – Anti-same-sex marriage constitutional amendment banned marriage for same-sex couples
- 1996– Anti-same-sex marriage statute banned marriage for same-sex couples, which was subsequently overturned by its state supreme court
- Domestic Violence
Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners - Second-Parent Adoption
It is unclear whether the state adoption law permits second-parent adoptions. - Hate Crimes
Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Statewide LGBT Organizations
LGBT Youth
Growing American Youth
http://www.growingamericanyouth.org
Passages
http://www.kcpassages.org
Anti-Violence Programs
Kansas City Anti-Violence Project
http://www.kcavp.org
St. Louis Anti-Violence Project
http://www.ncavp.org/AVPs/AVPDetail.aspx?id=111
Community Centers
Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Ozarks
http://www.glocenter.org
Campus Resources
The Triangle Coalition
http://students.missouri.edu/~triangle
University of Missouri - Columbia - LGBT Resource Center
http://www.missouri.edu/~lgbt
University of Missouri - Kansas City - LGBT Initiative
http://www.umkc.edu/lgbt
Health and HIV/AIDS
Kansas City Free Health Clinic
http://www.kcfree.org
