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GOP candidate calls gay people “the most disgusting, despicable, stupid thing ever”
“Straight dudes find it disgusting whenever they see other dudes kissing. It is gross. Being gay is gay.”
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Oklahoma bans trans kids from using the right bathroom at school
Transgender students will have to choose between being bullied in a bathroom or holding it for the entire day.
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Oklahoma passes anti-transgender bathroom bill
Gov. Kevin Stitt – who has a history of anti-LGBTQ bigotry – is likely to sign it.
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Mom founds church to protect her trans son’s rights
When Tiffany Holloway’s trans teenager said he’d kill himself if his state outlawed gender-affirming care, she decided to fight back with love and community support.
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Oklahoma bill that could require school counselors to out students advances
The bill requires any materials on sexuality given by a counselor to a student be disclosed to parents, potentially forcing counselors to out students, endangering their lives.
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Oklahoma gov signed bill banning trans girls from school sports while surrounded by cis girls
Outside his office, a trans protestor held a sign that said: “How does it feel bullying kids needing support?”
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14 other states are considering laws similar to Florida’s “Don’t say gay” bill this year
The bills would make it harder – or even ban – presenting books in class that talk about LGBTQ people.
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Trans Oklahomans sue the state for refusing to update the gender markers on their birth certificates
“Having a birth certificate that reflects who I am as a human being is crucial and can present a basic issue of safety for me,” said one of the plaintiffs.
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Oklahoma is advancing a bill that would criminalize school librarians over LGBTQ books
The bill will charge schools $10,000 a day for having LGBTQ books and blacklist school librarians who allow such books to stay on the shelves.
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An Oklahoma judge is denying a mother parental rights because she’s not the “gestational parent”
Despite both parents’ names appearing on the birth certificate, the judge is denying a mother her parental rights. Now, a major legal battle is underway.