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Oklahoma permits adoption by a couple or an unmarried adult without regard to sexual orientation. [10] In August 2007, years before Oklahoma began allowing same-sex marriage, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Finstuen v. Crutcher ordered Oklahoma to recognize an adoption by a same-sex couple. The child had been born in Oklahoma ...
Three civil rights groups have vowed to take “swift legal action” against a slate of proposed restrictions on gender-affirming health care for transgender youths and adults in Oklahoma should ...
The death of a 16-year-old nonbinary high school student in Oklahoma whose family says was bullied has renewed scrutiny of anti-trans polices and political rhetoric over gender identity. Nex ...
Oklahoma ranked among the worst states for women's equality in a recent study. See why
The Department of Health settled the case, forcing Oklahoma to issue birth certificates with non-binary gender markers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] On 8 November 2021, Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt signed Executive Order 2021-24 , reversing the settlement and calling on members of the Oklahoma State Legislature to pass a bill to clarify the law.
Oklahoma and Bishop v. United States), was stayed pending appeal. [1] On July 18, 2014, a panel of the Tenth Circuit upheld Kern's ruling overturning Oklahoma's same-sex marriage ban. However, the panel put its ruling on hold pending disposition of a petition for certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court. On October 6, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ...
An Oklahoma state senator plans to revise proposed legislation to bar transgender adults up to 26 years old from accessing gender-affirming health care, lowering the age threshold to 18 amid ...
Payton started the Oklahoma Equality Law Center in late 2020 to provide legal services to LGBTQ people. A governor’s order in Oklahoma bars changing the gender on birth certificates, ...