LGBTQ rights and issues

Oklahoma House lawmakers and spectators listen to debate on Wednesday over a bill that seeks to define what constitutes a woman.

Oklahoma lawmakers advance ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ measure that attempts to define biological sex

Janelle Stecklein

It also would allow the state to establish distinctions between sexes when related to important government objectives like biology, privacy, safety or fairness.

The steeple of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in Tulsa.

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Tulsa church reacts to United Methodists removing anti-gay bans and language

Ben Abrams

A ban on LGBTQ+ clergy members was struck down Wednesday, while anti-gay language from its core teachings was removed Thursday.

A photo of Governor Kevin Stitt speaking to members of the crowd after signing the Save Women's Sports Act on March 30, 2022. Courtesy of the Governor's Facebook on September 8, 2022.

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Oklahoma’s governor presses NCAA to change transgender student athlete participation policy

Janelle Stecklein

Oklahoma’s governor is pressing the nation’s top collegiate sports governing body to overhaul its transgender student athlete policies to “guarantee a fair environment” for female athletes.

Protestors at the Oklahoma State Capitol. They were protesting House Bill 2177, a bill that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors and limits it for adults.

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Oklahoma trans youth, providers face uncertainty in gender-affirming care access

A bill in Oklahoma banning all forms of gender-affirming care for trans youth was paused by Oklahoma’s attorney general amid litigation from the ACLU of Oklahoma. Now, trans youth and providers are coping with all the uncertainty.

Maia Kobabe, the celebrated author/illustrator and LGBTQ+ advocate, will speak soon at TU's Switchyard Festival

Our guest is the creator of "Gender Queer: A Memoir," which was the most challenged book of 2021-22, according to the American Library Association.

As the 2022 Tulsa Pride Festival gets underway, a conversation with Toby Jenkins, executive director of Oklahomans for Equality

Jenkins has worked for OkEq in a variety of capacities for more than 25 years.

A photo of Tulsa Public Schools board members during a meeting held on Monday night discussing LGBTQ issues. Photo taken from screenshot of the meeting June 21, 2022.

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TPS student speaking on LGBTQ inclusivity booed during heated board meeting

Cassidy Mudd

A Tulsa Public Schools student discussing LGBTQ inclusivity was booed by members of the audience during a heated board meeting on Monday.

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TPS board members hear from community on LGBTQ inclusivity in classrooms

Cassidy Mudd

TPS board members heard from the community on their thoughts over LGBTQ inclusivity in the classroom during a meeting held Monday evening.

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Advocates worry about the harm top Republicans will cause decrying nonbinary birth certificates

Matt Trotter

Top Republican elected officials on Thursday hurried to condemn a legal settlement that allows nonbinary Oklahomans to mark their birth certificates as…

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Oklahomans for Equality to offer "An Evening with John Paul Brammer"

Rich Fisher

Our guest is the Oklahoma-born, New York-based author and artist, John Paul Brammer. His new memoir, "¡Hola Papi!," is just being published. The book is…