Monday, March 25, 2013
Maplewood and Brentwood communities both faced issues related to rights for gays and lesbians last year.
Claire McCaskill announced her support for same-sex marriage on Sunday, the Washington Post reports. McCaskill, a Democratic U.S. senator from Kirkwood, made the announcement on her personal Tumblr blog. "I have come to the conclusion that our government should not limit the right to marry based on who you love," McCaskill wrote. "Good people disagree with me. On the other hand, my children have a hard time understanding why this is even controversial. I think history will agree with my children." In supporting same-sex marriage, McCaskill joins a growing list of politicians, including U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican from Ohio. Same-sex marriage isn't a new issue to Maplewood and Brentwood. The city of Maplewood added sexual …
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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Thomas Gibson
4:59 pm on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
I say let them get married. They should be as miserable as the rest of us. more ›