Today marks five years since Springfield voters chose to repeal LGBT equality protections. Once again, Missouri made national news that day. Here’s our April 7, 2015 report from ⁦ @sherzogNL⁩, then local government reporter https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/04/07/lgbt-protections-repeal-losing-late-counting/25440407/

Fact: In Missouri it remains legal to fire or deny a person housing because of perceived or real LGBT identity

That week in 2015 has a remarkable place in my personal experience. The vote happened, then I escaped an abusive relationship a few days later. Change is possible, it is constant, and it cuts in many directions