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News (USA)
School forces parents to sign & notarize “biological sex affidavit” so kids can play school sports
Oklahoma’s new law banning trans girls from participating in school sports as their gender also requires “biological sex affidavits.”
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News (USA)
Oklahoma theater promises to “fast-forward” through same-sex kiss in Disney’s “Lightyear”
Management is back-peddling after they posted a sign “warning” parents that two cartoon moms kiss on the cheek in the animated film.
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Politics
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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.