Sunday, December 9, 2012
Kirkwood is the latest to consider protections for the LGBT community, just days after St. Louis County approved similar measures. Is it redundant or needed on the local level?
Kirkwood is the latest St. Louis-area municipality to consider an ordinance that would protect residents from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Last week, the city council gave preliminary approval to the measure. If approved, Kirkwood would become the 11th municipality in Missouri to approve similar measures. And just a few weeks ago, the county itself passed gay-rights legislation that protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals from discrimination in unincorporated areas. The municipalities that have such measures include the first community to do so, University City, which did so in 2003. Then Olivette did so. The Riverfront Times reports that the 10 municipalities in Missouri also include…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Three Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle School students are stepping up and speaking out for the issues they believe in—even if adults won't listen.
Meet the fourth wave of feminism. They may only be 14, but the more eighth-graders Maja Eernise, Lucy Miller and Symphonie Cameron learn about the world, the more they speak up for change. This week, the Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle School trio released a political commercial promoting gay rights. It asks viewers to speak out against bullying and advocate for gay marriage. "It is something that we all care about deeply," Miller said. "We've all seen how this issue has affected not just us but the country as a whole. We wanted to speak out about it." The foundation for their political beliefs is simple: all people are created equal. "There are people in our community and around the world, everywhere you go, that are against …
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Cinema St. Louis presents QFest, an annual LGBTQ film festival running from Thursday through Sunday near Richmond Heights.
*Editor's note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the city in which the Hi-Pointe Theatre is located. It is located in St. Louis City. This article has been updated to reflect its correct address. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) filmmakers will have their voices heard this weekend at the Hi-Pointe Theatre in St. Louis City*, near Richmond Heights. Organized by Cinema St. Louis—the nonprofit organization that hosts the St. Louis International Film Festival each fall—the fourth annual Stella Artois QFest celebrates the diversity of LGBTQ culture through movies. QFest will offer a variety documentaries, short films and features from across the nation and globe from Thursday through Sunday. The …
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Dan Johnson
2:16 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013
If nothing else, they demonstrate why no one would choose to be gay if it were a matter of choice. The only choice is deciding to live life as an authentic human being, or living a destructive life of lies and denial of our humanity. more ›