Oklahoma

Sally Kern, an Oklahoma state legislator known for her outspoken stance against homosexuality, has come to the defense of New York state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. (D-Bronx), a Pentecostal minister and the lone Democrat to vote against marriage equality.

Oklahoma lawmakers have voted against strengthening the state’s anti-bullying laws.

“Homosexual conduct” is still a crime in Texas — and at least three other states — eight years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down the state’s sodomy law, and invalidated similar laws across the country.

An Oklahoma teen has committed suicide, barely one week after attending a local City Council meeting where a debate over whether or not the city would recognize October as LGBT History Month got “toxic,” with many homophobic statements thrown around in front of him.

An Oklahoma man who sued the state over a proposed “IM GAY” license plate likely died of an accidental drug overdose, and not from injuries he allegedly received from Tulsa police officers. According to an autopsy report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Keith Kimmel, 28, died on March 31 from acute oxycodone […]

An Oklahoma man who made headlines earlier this year when he sued the Oklahoma Tax Commission to have “I’M GAY” printed on his license plate, was found dead in his Norman, OK apartment Wednesday morning, just two days after filing a formal complaint against Tulsa Police for improper treatment during an incident over the weekend. […]

An Oklahoma man is suing the state for rejecting his application for a personalized license plate that proclaims IM GAY. “I want to tell people who I am and what I am. I’m proud of it. I’m openly gay. I’m not hiding,” said Keith Kimmel. “What better way […]

TULSA, OK — What should have been a 10-minute walk to a friend’s house ended with a trip to the hospital for Brandon Patrick, a Tulsan who said he was severely beaten Sunday night because of his sexual orientation, reports the Tulsa World. Three people followed Patrick down the 1300 block of South Rockford Avenue […]