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LGBTQ activists warned cops about mass shooter before he attacked. They didn’t listen.
Alexander Tilghman had a history of violent rhetoric about transgender people that was brought to the attention of police.
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Transgender woman of color found murdered in Oklahoma City
This is the deadliest year on record for transgender people in America.
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Someone shot up an LGBT advocacy group in Oklahoma
“This is only the latest in a string of attacks on LGBTQ offices around the nation, and just as our colleagues did, we will clean up and continue to march forward.”
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Oklahoma outrage: Students visiting capitol are labeled ‘cross-dressers’
“There are cross-dressers in the building.”
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Restaurant posts transphobic, threatening bathroom sign
The owner doesn’t understand why the sign about transgender bathrooms that he calls “a warning” is causing concern.
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Oklahoma: 40 votes separate gay congressional candidate from opponent
Al McAffrey was the first openly gay person ever elected to the Oklahoma Legislature when he won a state House seat in 2006.
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Oklahoma man sues state over rejected ‘LGBTALY’ license plate
The rejection prompted John Keefe to file an open records request asking for a list of all the personalized plates that were accepted and denied, but his request has been ignored by the state for two months.
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Transgender candidate misses making Oklahoma history by 22 votes
OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Oklahoma City police officer who sought to become the state’s first transgender lawmaker has conceded defeat in the Democratic primary runoff for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Paula Sophia lost the runoff by a razor thin margin of only 22 votes.
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Transgender woman advances in Oklahoma House race
OKLAHOMA CITY — A transgender candidate who is a former Oklahoma City police officer has advanced to a runoff for a state House seat. Democrat Paula Sophia will face businessman and former pastor Jason Dunnington in the Aug. 26 runoff. The winner will take a seat at the Legislature as there is no Republican in the race.
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Oklahoma City YMCA opens family membership to same-sex couples
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City chapter of the YMCA has announced a policy shift to allow same-sex couples to sign up for family membership. The YMCA said the policy change was not in response to any particular incident, but rather representative of the “changing landscape of households in Oklahoma.”