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Right now, there’s a lot of uncertainty around gender-affirming care in Missouri. There are pending bans from the Attorney General’s office and bills being considered in both the Missouri House and SenateEven the governor has made it a top priority – threatening a special session if the bills are not passed by the end of this year's legislative session – Friday, May 12 at 6:00 p.m.KBIA’s Briana Heaney sat down with Ryan Fisher from PROMO, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization about how this is impacting trans Missourians.
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During Jessica Hicklin's time as an inmate in the Missouri DOC, she came out as trans. But at the time, she couldn't access the care she needed.Prior to the 2018 Hicklin v. Precythe ruling, only inmates who had started their transition before entering the DOC were allowed to continue treatment.
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Updated on April 27 at 10:00 a.m.: A St. Louis County judge has temporarily blocked attorney general Andrew Bailey’s emergency rule. Now, the rule is set to go into effect on Monday at 5 p.m.The ACLU, Lambda Legal and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner filed a temporary restraining order on Monday to prevent the implementation of the restrictive trans health care rule.
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The local newscast from the KBIA newsroom in Columbia, Missouri
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The local newscast from the KBIA newsroom in Columbia, Missouri
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The American Civil Liberties Union is currently tracking 48 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Missouri’s legislature – some of which target transgender youth and their ability to access gender-affirming care or participate in school sports.
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The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to legislation that would temporarily prohibit gender-affirming treatments for minors and restrict their participation in sports. The Republican-led Senate advanced the bills Tuesday after an all-night session. Democrats allowed the votes after the GOP agreed not to prohibit gender transitions already in process, and to let the measures expire in 2027. Doctors could lose their licenses and schools would lose state funding if they don’t comply. Republicans are pushing nationwide to restrict transgender health care, drag shows, bathroom access and the discussion of LGBTQ topics in schools.