Category Archives: LGBT

LGBT Advocates Denounce Attack on Municipal Employment Protections

Rally for protection of OKC city employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation

February 24, 2012 – Tulsa, Oklahoma – Today leaders from prominent equality groups joined together in condemning proposed legislation that would strike down nondiscrimination policies for municipal employees that include classes not protected under state employee nondiscrimination policies. The state’s nondiscrimination policy does not encompass marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or political affiliation. Introduced

House bill would overturn all local laws that protect LGBT municipal employees

Dr. Ed Shadid being sworn in as member of Oklahoma City Council on 4/12/11. A few months later he proposed changing the city personnel policy to include "sexual orientation".

Action alert from The Equality Network: Urgent! Bigoted State Rep. Mike Reynold (the same guy who tried to reinstate DADT for the Oklahoma National Guard) has another bill introduced, that will strike down all of the municipal ordinances in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Miami, McAlester, Del City, Vinita, Altus, and Vinita that protect LGBT municipal employees

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