Kansas City’s New LGBT Chamber of Commerce A new chapter of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce will kick off on May 31. Full Story...

HRC Corporate Equality Awards in Kansas City Kansas City recently held an event to honor their Corporate Equality Index (CEI) award winners. They are: Full Story...

CampBiz - May, 2012 On April 26, Good Samaritan Project held the annual Dining Out for Life benefit. More than 30 restaurants participated, and the after-party at Hamburger Mary’s was a festive celebration. GSP honored celebrity chair Gary Lezak, chief meteorologist for 41 Action News (KSHB-TV), with a birthday cake. Full Story...

Show Me Pride Presents "Power of Pride" It�s not too early to start planning your schedule for the Kansas City Pride festival. This year�s theme is �Power of Pride.� We�re listing the schedule and entertainment lineup as it stands at press time, a month before Pride Full Story...

More Than a GSA Network EQUAL is an incubator for social-justice activism. Full Story...

PROMO Applauds Representative's Courage to Come Out Jefferson, City, MO: Today, Missouri Republican Representative Zachary Wyatt publicly came out to his colleagues during a press conference asking for the withdrawal of the “Don’t Say Gay Bill”, House Bill 2051. Full Story...

Missouri HB 2051 Threatens GSA's and LGBT Education in Missouri Schools.
Rep. Steve Cookson, R-Fairdealing, and 19 GOP co-sponsors have introduced a bill in the Missouri legislature that would cause significant damage to the education of Missouri students on LGBT issues and threaten the existence of Gay-Straight Alliances in high schools.
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Where to Get Free or Low-Cost HIV Tests The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends routine HIV screening of all patients 13 to 64 years of age in the United States. Download a list of Kansas City area testing centers here. Full Story...

The People Behind the Scenes of AIDS Walk The event’s three co-chairs talk about what led them to work for the walk. Full Story...

CampBiz - April, 2012 Leading the way in this spring’s parade of events is AIDS Walk, which will be April 28. It’s amazing how much the Kansas City community raises for this important cause — one more reminder of the generosity of Kansas City. Full Story...

In Lawrence, Kan., Fund-Raising Walk Comes in the Fall The Douglas County AIDS Project organizes the event, which will be Sept. 29. Board member William Welch says, “We’re shooting for awareness, most definitely.” Full Story...

Kansas Bill Would Undo Local Non-Discrimination Laws
Last year, my partner and I moved from Lawrence to the Kansas City area. As we searched for housing, we did what many people do: posted a housing-wanted ad:
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CampBiz - March, 2012 Good Samaritan Project (GSP) is again participating in Dining Out for Life. Full Story...

It Does Get Better Thomas Roberts proves that daily as an openly gay television news anchor. Full Story...

Local Couples Tell Us About Their Families Behind the census data and demographic analyses about child-rearing are real LGBT parents doing the love-inspired work it takes to keep their families thriving. Full Story...

Picnics, Playmates and Resources LGBT parents and their children can meet families like theirs through the Midwest Alternative Family Alliance. They get together to socialize and share their experiences with one another. Full Story...

New Analysis Looks at Same-Sex Parenting
In a new report on same-sex parenting, a UCLA researcher concluded that proportionally fewer same-sex couples are raising children now (16 percent), as compared to 2006 (19 percent).
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CampBiz - February, 2012 The NOH8 Campaign will visit Kansas City on March 11 and set up a mobile studio at the grand opening of the LikeMe Lighthouse LGBT Center, 3909 Main St., Kansas City, Full Story...

He Spreads His Message of Prevention Don Carrel, a long-term survivor of HIV/AIDS, has fought the disease by educating people. Now he’s written a book that continues that effort and shares his personal story. Full Story...

Columnist Dan Savage to Narrate at ‘When I Knew’ HMC Concert Full Story...

‘God vs. Gay’ Author to Speak in Kansas City Jay Michaelson will appear Feb. 21 at the LikeMe Lighthouse Center Full Story...

New Changes in 2012 for the Kansas Equality Coalition
Kansas Equality Coalition--the LGBT civil rights organization for Kansas--is reorganizing its Kansas City chapter.
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Media Should Show More Respect in Reporting About Killing Dee Dee (born Darnell) Pearson was shot multiple times and died on Christmas Eve near 43rd and Troost. Kenyan Jones, an alleged john, was arrested and charged in the killing. Full Story...

CampBiz - January, 2012 Jeff Smith tells us his new play, Romantic Fools, will be opening at the Fishtank in February, starring Katie Karel Fay and Jeff Smith. It’s directed by local actor and director (as well as Camp contributor) Shea Coffman. Full Story...

Resources for LGBT Youth of Kansas City When LGBT youth are in crisis, they may find that widely established community resources are not hospitable to them. Full Story...

Tom Atwood May Want to Take Your Picture Tom Atwood, a Los Angeles-based photographer, will be in Kansas City at the end of January looking to photograph interesting LGBT people and their homes for a book he’s working on, called Kings & Queens in Their Castles. Full Story...

Centralia Considers Nondiscrimination Ordinance CANCELLED. PROMO has reported that this ordinance has been removed from the January 9 meeting. They will inform us of when this is being rescheduled. PROMO reports that the city of Centralia, Mo., will introduce an ordinance on Monday, Jan. 9, to update the city's nondiscrimination ordinance to protect individuals in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Full Story...

List of Resources for Support of LGBT Youth Links and telephone numbers for LGBT youth. Full Story...

Youth and Young Adult Links A list of resources and groups within a 60-mile radius of central Kansas City that host public events and social gatherings or that can provide aid and/or useful information to LGBTQIA youth and young adults. Full Story...

CampBiz - December, 2011 Greetings of the season! With this issue of Camp, we close out 2011, and we are already working on our 2012 issues. As always, I welcome hearing from you and your organization or company for postings in CampBiz Full Story...

On Second Sundays, PFLAG-KC Opens its Doors Wide The group makes everyone feel welcome – from parents and friends of the LGBT community to lesbians and gay men themselves. Full Story...

Fritz and Etta Mae Mutti to Speak at PFLAG-KC Meeting As parents, the bishop and his wife were confronted with AIDS. The couple became witnesses for compassion and healing. Full Story...

Using His Knitting Techniques, He Made ToastyBrain The hatmaker spends 8-12 hours making each stocking cap he sells. He wants to be known only by his nickname, Sponge. Full Story...

CampBiz - November, 2011 Halloween Events This November issue of Camp hits the streets Oct. 27, so just in case you pick up your copy in time to go, here are a few of the Halloween events around town. Full Story...

Val-O-Ween Launches Its 2012 Event with a Halloween Tea Dance Josh Minnis, the new co-chair of the Millennial League’s fundraiser, says the Oct. 30 party will feature a costume contest with a $1,000 prize. Full Story...

Entertainer and Activist Returns to Town At an OutFest symposium, Mickey Ray shared some stories from his years in Kansas City, starting in the late 1960s. He and his partner, Drew Shafer, worked at that time to gain LGBT civil rights. Full Story...

Striving Together to Make Congregations LGBT-Welcoming Looking in from the outside. Wanting to hear the message but pushed to the margins. Perceived as a sinner by broader society. This was the position of Zacchaeus in the Gospel of Luke. Full Story...