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Gay History Exhibit Removed From Museum At Missouri Capitol

A state senator has demanded an explanation after an exhibit on the gay rights movement in Kansas City was removed from the state Capitol.

Sen. Greg Razer, a Democrat from Kansas City, is the only openly gay member the of the Missouri Senate. He said Thursday that the exhibit was removed this week from the Missouri State Museum in the Capitol. That came after a legislative aide for state Rep. Mitch Boggs, a Republican from La Russell, posted pictures of the exhibit on Facebook and questioned why it was being displayed.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Natural Resources says the exhibit was removed because the rules on coordinating displays at the museum were not followed.

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