Missouri pulls LGBT history exhibit from Capitol after complaints

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An exhibit documenting the history of LGBT rights was removed from Missouri’s state Capitol after officials received complaints about it.

Missouri state Sen. Greg Razer (D), who is openly gay, tweeted on Thursday that the exhibit had been in the Missouri State Museum for just four days before it was removed.

“Here is the display that was too controversial for the Missouri Capitol. @mostateparks removed it after only four days because seeing the LGBT community not being persecuted and seeking equal treatment under the law is offensive to some. #moleg,” Razer tweeted.
“.@mostateparks, one of the most trusted and beloved state agencies, felt it was easier for them to bend to bigotry than it was for them to have a backbone for a marginalized group of people. It's really that simple,”

Uriah Stark, a legislative assistant to state Rep. Mitch Boggs (R), criticized the exhibit in a Facebook post
(Uriah Stark - Saved by the blood of the Lamb) Tuesday, saying,

“So is there any good reason that our taxpayer funded museum is pushing the LGBT agenda in our state capitol? These are literally in-your-face banners that you can’t walk through the museum without seeing… and they’re scheduled to be there through December.”

On Wednesday, Stark wrote on Facebook that the the exhibit had been removed, crediting two lawmakers for their help.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/570726-missouri-pulls-lgbt-history-exhibit-from-capitol-after-complaints

Link to tweet

[snowybirdie]

1. I wouldn't be

at all surprised if same sex marriage is the next right struck down by the American Taliban.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. The repressed keep their mistresses behind closed doors. /nt

[jcgoldie]

3. Missouri wants to be Alabama so bad

They are working hard at it.

[chowder66]

4. Incredible. It seems that if one person complains (or 100) that's it. They fold.

I wonder if any other exhibits have closed down to someone being offended.

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. Maybe the bust of Rush Limbaugh complained. nt