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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
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma 2SLGBTQ+ group opposes anti-prostitution bill
A 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy group has strongly criticized legislation that would increase the penalties facing individuals who solicit prostitutes, even though such individuals are a major factor in human trafficking crimes.Ray Carter | February 22, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Limits on school sex-ed and transgender lessons advance
Oklahoma public schools would be barred from giving young children lessons focused on sexual orientation or gender identity while those students are in elementary school under legislation that has passed a state House committee.Ray Carter | February 21, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
School library book-rating system clears committee
Children’s access to school-library books would be limited to age-appropriate material, with routine review of library content required, under legislation approved by a state Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 21, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
OU medical school embracing toxic ideology
Oklahomans deserve to know exactly how far the state’s medical schools have gone down this radical road.Stanley Goldfarb, M.D. | February 20, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
OCPA praises House lawmakers for protecting children and teens
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for advancing legislation from committee that would prevent children from undergoing sex-reassignment surgeries, cross-sex hormones, or puberty blockers, before age 18. The bill also barred state funds from paying for youth to undergo those procedures.Staff | February 17, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma House committee approves ban on youth sex-change surgeries
Voting only hours after a similar ban had passed the Oklahoma Senate, members of a state House committee approved legislation that would make it illegal to perform sex-reassignment surgeries on youth or provide cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to children.Ray Carter | February 16, 2023
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma colleges spent $83 million on ‘diversity’ programs
Oklahoma’s public colleges have spent at least $83.4 million on “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs and personnel over the last decade—and one expert says the real number is likely higher than that.Ray Carter | February 15, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Senate passes ban on sex-change surgeries for youth
Members of the Oklahoma Senate voted overwhelmingly to make it illegal to perform sex-reassignment surgeries on children or provide cross-sex hormones or puberty blockers to underage patients.Ray Carter | February 15, 2023