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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.
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What’s next in the legal odyssey to achieve marriage equality across the land?
Thursday’s hearing in Denver marks the first time a same-sex marriage case has been heard by an appellate court since last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Westboro Baptist protesters chased out of Okla. town by unwelcoming residents
MOORE, Okla. — If members of the Topeka-Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church thought they’d find a friendly reception in nearby Oklahoma, they were mistaken. In fact, when church members brought their “God hates fags” and “God hates America” protest to Moore, Okla., on Sunday, they were met by an unwelcoming, angry crowd.
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Okla. lawyers argue that marriage exists for its ‘procreative potential’
OKLAHOMA CITY — Marriage exists for its procreative potential, not just as recognition of a loving relationship between two people, and the U.S. Supreme Court agrees, lawyers for an Oklahoma clerk said in a new court filing.
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Okla. same-sex marriage supporters launch public education campaign
OKLAHOMA CITY — A coalition of same-sex couples and their supporters gathered Tuesday at the state Capitol to launch a statewide campaign intended to teach Oklahomans about marriage equality.
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Gay couples at center of marriage lawsuit to be honored by Oklahoma ACLU
NORMAN, Okla. — The American Civil Liberties Union is honoring two lesbian couples at the center of a potentially landmark gay rights case that challenges the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Court overturns judge’s refusal to allow transgender applicant’s name change
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has reversed a county judge’s refusal to grant a name change to a transgender person.
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Brief: Okla. gay marriage ban demeans same-sex couples and their children
TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma’s gay marriage ban demeans same-sex couples and their children by signaling to the world that their relationships are secondary to traditional families, opponents of the state law say in a new legal filing.
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Response expected in Okla. same-sex marriage case
TULSA, Okla. — Attorneys for an Oklahoma lesbian couple suing to have their marriage recognized in the state are expected to make a court filing in the case.
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Gay couples in Okla. marriage case to be honored with civil liberties award
OKLAHOMA CITY — Two gay couples who are plaintiffs in a potentially landmark case challenging Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage are being honored by the American Civil Liberties Union.