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Capital
Jefferson City
Other Main Cities/Resorts
Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield,
Gay Age of Consent
Legal?
Lesbian Age of Consent
Legal?
Straight Age of Consent
14/17
Legal Notes
In 1999, a Missouri appeals court, in State v. Cogshell, construed the sodomy statute not to apply to consensual sexual relations as amatter of interpretation. Consensual homosexual sex is therefore thought to be legal.
Population
5.60 million
Climate
Missouri has the most continental climate of any area in the USA. Winters are cold and summers warm, with frequent heat waves. The best time of year to visit is from May to September though late summer and autumn are both cooler and drier.
