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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.
SB 1100 was first filed in October 2021 in response to the then-ongoing court case Loreleid v. Oklahoma State Department of Health where a person born in Oklahoma had been refused a birth certificate with a non-binary gender marker by the Department of Health. The Department of Health settled the case, forcing Oklahoma to issue birth ...
Authored by Rep. Kevin West, R-Oklahoma City, HB 3217, or the "Patriotism Not Pride Act" seeks to prohibit state agencies from displaying flags that represent gender identity on state property.
The Supreme Court rejected Oklahoma's appeal on October 6, 2014, and the Tenth Circuit's ruling subsequently went into effect, thus legalizing same-sex marriage in Oklahoma. Governor Fallin sharply criticized the Supreme Court's action, but announced that the state would comply and begin licensing and recognizing same-sex marriages.
An Oklahoma state senator is being quoted as calling the LGBTQ+ community "filth" and saying the people in his district don't want them in the state.
Oklahoma’s queer community is reeling after the death of an LGBTQ teen who allegedly faced bullying at school for months.. Nex Benedict, 16, died Feb. 8, a day after the Owasso High School ...
Oklahoma House of Representatives (2021–present) First openly non-binary state legislator in U.S. history [143] Tim Van Zandt (born 1963) Democratic Missouri: Missouri House of Representatives (1995-2003) First out LGBT person elected to Missouri General Assembly [144] Jennifer Veiga (born 1962) Democratic Colorado: Colorado House of ...
The most clicked on queer stories of 2021 include a transgender Miss USA contestant, gay emperors, a nonbinary Olympian, lesbian bars and more. 21 most popular LGBTQ news stories of 2021 Skip to ...