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Leah Abram's avatar

This is like appointing Jeffrey Dahmer to the Dept. of Agriculture.

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Leah Abram's avatar

P.S. Donate to Freedom Oklahoma, a Sooner Queer Rights organization: https://www.freedomoklahoma.org/donate

Some of the people who are suffering the most in Oklahoma are the Trans and two-spirit Sooners who live there.

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Shirley Gauthier she/her's avatar

Thanks for posting the link

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PrincessFowl's avatar

Ain't gonna stop kids from being queer. I pray for all of those trapped in these crappy states. I hope they can find the help they need. These phobies WILL lose this battle. It's gonna be a lonely hill for them to die on.

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Naty's avatar

Fucking fascists. I'm so done with this country

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Jose A Rios's avatar

I'm speechless, where has our country gone. What country will our children and grandchildren inherit.

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Andrew's avatar

Being a trash troll can get you a lot of clout in the Republican party.

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Rachel Wright's avatar

They're not even close to separation of church and state. They're interpretation of the Constitution is as clear as mud! We can't learn from history if it's being destroyed. If they remove the books they'll rewrite them using their own definitions. They're trying to get rid of the truth. It's a very dark time we're slipping into.

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Sandra's avatar

For this and many other reasons cited in Erin’s article, Oklahoma can be regarded as a very hostile state for trans people, and it’s part of a group of “red” states where I just don’t think the existence of trans people is tenable long-term, maybe not even short-term.

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Rachel's avatar

Another state trying really hard to get on the Do Not Travel list.

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rc4797's avatar

I thought she was a real estate agent in, I don't even recall, New York? What qualifications does she have to be on Oklahoma's Library Media Advisory Committee? There aren't enough bigots in Oklahoma already? Oklahomans should be insulted by this.

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Leah Abram's avatar

In New York? I mean, we in New York are going in the opposite direction of the red states. We're expanding the Gender-Affirming Care ban sanctuary to not just from other US states, but from anywhere. Check out the text here: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8627

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rc4797's avatar

I don't understand your response. I was referring to Raichik.

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Leah Abram's avatar

My apologies

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rc4797's avatar

No problem!

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Lilah Selene Grey's avatar

Bragging about inciting violence...... Wat

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