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Monday, December 03, 2012  Truman State University's Board of Governors has approved a new policy in their statement of nondiscrimination.

Friday, November 30, 2012  A California law prohibiting mental health providers from counseling gay minors on how to become straight faces its first legal test Friday.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  Military portrays repeal of gay ban as business-as-usual, after months of preparation

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Monday, April 18, 2011  A proposal to include gay rights in sections on civil rights in California textbooks is rankling more than a few Republicans

Sunday, October 10, 2010  Trinity Episcopal Church in Kirksville lit candles and prayed for victims of the recent string tof teen suicides nationwide.

Monday, April 19, 2010  Justices split sharply on whether campus Christian group can exclude non-Christians

Thursday, October 22, 2009  Congress sends to president a bill that would extend hate crime protections to gays

Thursday, October 08, 2009  Congress votes to extend hate crimes to cover attacks based on sexual orientation, gender

Thursday, July 16, 2009  Senate votes to expands federal hate crimes law to cover gender, sexual orientation