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Higher Education, Economy, Culture & the Family
Amid workforce shortage, OU touts ‘queer sexperts’
To reduce or eliminate the anticipated worker shortage in Oklahoma, officials have often touted the importance of the state’s college system. Meanwhile, the University of Oklahoma recently sent an email to all students informing them of a Name Change workshop for queer, trans, nonbinary individuals, and a Queer Sexperts program.Ray Carter | March 20, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Union advises teachers to hide information from parents
Even with recent Oklahoma laws restricting access to school bathrooms based on sex and preventing males from competing in girls’ sports as transgender females, a guidebook provided by the OEA to its members advises teachers to do the opposite.Ray Carter | March 16, 2023
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
Pokes going woke? OSU policies are concerning
In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court, civil-rights organization Speech First argued that OSU’s harassment, computer, and bias-incidents policies violate students’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.Jonathan Small | March 10, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma Senate restricts pornographic materials in school libraries
Oklahoma school libraries would be required to restrict children’s access to materials based on the age-appropriateness of materials, following public outcry after numerous reports of sexually graphic and pornographic materials in many schools, under legislation approved by the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | March 7, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma Democrat suggests images of a fetus are obscene
During discussion of legislation that would bar performing lewd or obscene acts in the presence of children, one Democratic lawmaker suggested public display of fetal images violates existing state obscenity laws.Ray Carter | March 1, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
House votes to ban sex-change surgeries for children
Children could not be subjected to sex-reassignment surgeries, puberty blockers, or cross-sex hormones as a treatment for gender dysphoria under legislation that has received overwhelming support in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | February 28, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Teacher union seeks taxpayer funding of abortion
The National Education Association advises its state affiliates to demand coverage of abortion in collective-bargaining agreements.Ray Carter | February 28, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
OCPA Legislative Scorecard: Watch List
A list of bills that are eligible to be included on the OCPA Legislative Scorecard for the 2023 legislative session.Staff | February 27, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma senators target lewd acts in public
Partly in response to a drag-queen show in Bartlesville where children were reportedly exposed to lewd acts, members of a Senate committee have voted to strengthen Oklahoma law to deter similar incidents.Ray Carter | February 23, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Regulation of drag-queen shows advances from committee
Drag-queen shows or drag-queen story hours could result in fines and prison time for participants if they subject children to harmful content under legislation approved by a state House committee.Ray Carter | February 22, 2023