Tagged: discrimination

Discrimination because of gender identity and sexual orientation is now illegal in the St. Louis County town of Creve Coeur.

The town's city council voted unanimously Monday to update a non-discrimination ordinance. The amendment prohibits discrimination in matters such as housing, employment and use of public spaces.

Five other St. Louis-area cities have passed similar measures. They are St. Louis, University City, Olivette, Richmond Heights and Clayton.

Truman State University’s non-discrimination policy might be changed to include sexual orientation.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Curators vote to keep MU tuition at 3 percent
• The Springfield City Council is asked to consider discrimination ordinances
• January foreclosures spike in Missouri

The Springfield City Council is being asked to consider ordinances that would ban discrimination against gay people.

The Mayor's Commission on Human Rights sent three proposed ordinances to the city council that are designed to work together to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Springfield City Council is being asked to consider ordinances that would ban discrimination against gay people.