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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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Group of attorneys from across Okla. support same-sex marriage
OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of about 85 attorneys from across Oklahoma are joining a coalition in support of same-sex marriage in the state and the country. The group Oklahoma Lawyers for Marriage is launching its website on Monday and supports the idea that all marriages should be legally recognized.
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Okla. House candidate supports stoning gays because ‘it came directly from God’
MOORE, Okla. — A Tea Party candidate running for Oklahoma’s state House who wants to apply biblical principles to Oklahoma law is under fire for advocating that gays should be stoned to death because ‘it came directly from God.” Esk posted old testament scriptures from Romans and Leviticus that referred to homosexuality being punished.
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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.”
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Okla. television campaign aims to build public support for marriage equality
Freedom to Marry and Freedom Oklahoma have launched a new 30-second television ad that will run across the state of Oklahoma over the next week as part of its public education campaign to build support for marriage equality.
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AUDIO: Tenth Circuit appeals panel hears arguments on Okla. gay marriage ban
DENVER — A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on whether they should uphold a ruling by a federal judge that threw out Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban. Following is the audio recording of today’s hearing >
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Judge has sharp questions for attorneys at Okla. same-sex marriage hearing
DENVER — A judge in Colorado who will play a pivotal role deciding whether gays should be allowed to wed in the United States asked pointed questions Thursday about whether Oklahoma can legally ban the unions.
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Same-sex marriage has second appellate court hearing
DENVER — Same-sex marriage has its second hearing at the federal appellate level Thursday as lawyers for two Oklahoma women and the county clerk who would not give them a marriage license square off in a Denver courtroom.
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Tenth Circuit, Round 2: Court takes up Oklahoma same-sex marriage case
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawyers for two Oklahoma women and the county clerk who would not give them a marriage license go before a federal appeals court with a familiar question for the judges: Did the state’s voters single out gay people for unfair treatment when they defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman?
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Transgender Oklahoma City police officer to seek state House post
OKLAHOMA CITY — A transgender Oklahoma City police officer who engaged in a legal battle with the department a decade ago has retired from the force and plans to run for an open seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.