Mayor Issues Order to Register Gays, Lesbians as Couples

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Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr. on Saturday signed an executive order allowing gay and lesbian couples to register their relationships at City Hall. He also announced that construction of a new Schnucks supermarket will begin in north St. Louis by the end of March.

Bosley promised during a mayoral debate Feb. 23 to allow the registration of gay and lesbian couples. The Schnucks store comes after a two-year battle between Bosley and Alderman Sharon Tyus, D-20th Ward, over the site at the old General Motors plant, Union Boulevard and Natural Bridge Avenue.

Bosley signed the executive order at The Center, 2256 South Grand Boulevard, an advocacy agency for gays and …