Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) said on the floor Tuesday that he knew at least one person who got married at 12 years old and followed up with a comment of “Guess what, they’re ...

Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon defended child marriage on Tuesday, citing a couple he knows. Moon said the couple married at age 12 and that they were still together. He added they had gotten ...

As Missouri lawmakers were debating a bill this week that would ban all gender-affirming care for transgender children, the Republican who introduced the proposal suggested that children as young ...

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A day after his controversial comments in defense of child marriage went viral, Missouri state Senator Mike Moon claims he does "not support adults marrying minors." In the video released on the ...