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Oklahoma Question 711 [3] of 2004, was an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman, thus rendering recognition or performance of same-sex marriages or civil unions null within the state prior to its being ruled unconstitutional. The referendum was approved by 76 percent of the voters.
In late 2021, state Sen. Rob Standridge introduced a bill (SB 1141) that would permit students in public universities to avoid any courses “addressing any form of gender, sexual, or racial diversity, equality, or inclusion curriculum” (as described by the Oklahoma Senate's press release) unless the course is required for their major.
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.
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 ...
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, ...
The lawsuit alleges Oklahoma’s refusal to issue Fowler a birth certificate that matches her gender identity is stigmatizing and blocks her from changing her personal information on other documents.
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 ...