Laura Bonfanti (left) and Ami Amore kiss behind a fan in St. Louis, Mo., on Sept. 24, 2023 at Tower Grove Pride in Tower Grove Park. The festival is a smaller, more community oriented pride compared to Pride St. Louis which is hosted in June.
Roxie Valentine, a drag queen out of Collinsville, Il., performs at Tower Grove Pride in St. Louis, Mo., on Sept. 23, 2023. Missouri lawmakers are continuing to push to restrict drag shows to adult audiences only.
University of Missouri Veterinary students assist on spay and neuter services in Columbia, Mo., on May 4, 2023 at the Central Missouri Humane Society Shelter Medicine facility.
Aziel Jackson shows off the new Confluence Kit while sporting clothing by Stuart Trevor in St. Louis, Mo., on Feb. 18, 2024, at the Gent Men’s Fashion Week event Runway at CITYPARK.
Seckman High School Principal Jeff Krutzsch speaks at graduation on May 12 at St. Charles Family Arena.
Madyson and Kelsey embrace while listening to 1989 Taylors Version at queer bar As You Are in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 27, 2023. The party was thrown by fans who believe the pop star has had previous relationships with women. These fans feel excluded and often ostracized by other Taylor Swift fans.
An anti-war protester holds a sign and banner against the fence at the Boeing plant in St. Charles, Mo., on Nov. 21, 2023. Boeing supplies military equipment to Israel, which is accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.