Press Releases

Oklahoma One Step Closer to Banning Gender-Affirming Health Care for Transgender Youth

Today, the Oklahoma House Public Health Committee advanced SB 613, a copy-cat bill pushed around the country by national interest groups to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Issue Areas: 2SLGBT+ Rights

Oklahoma House Passes Ban on Gender-Affirming Care, Effectively Ending Care for Trans Youth and Adults

Freedom Oklahoma, ACLU of Oklahoma, and Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes Call On Legislature To End Attack on Best Practice Medical Care for Transgender Oklahomans.
Issue Areas: 2SLGBT+ Rights

Oklahoma’s Classroom Censorship Act is Unconstitutional and Remains a Threat to our First and 14 Amendment Rights  

To protect students and teachers from unlawful censorship and racial discrimination, a lawsuit brought by civil rights and social justice groups must be allowed to proceed.
Issue Areas: Free Speech

Oklahoma Must End the Assault on Freedom of Expression

Freedom Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Pride Alliance, and ACLU of Oklahoma call on Legislature to reject drag censorship legislation.
Issue Areas: 2SLGBT+ Rights, Free Speech

Oklahoma Must Protect Gender-Affirming Care

Freedom Oklahoma, ACLU of Oklahoma, and Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes call upon the Oklahoma Legislature to stop the advancement of SB 613, a direct attack on transgender youth in Oklahoma.
Issue Areas: 2SLGBT+ Rights

ACLU of Oklahoma Statement on the Senate Advancing Bans to Gender Affirming Care in Oklahoma

In response to the Senate Rules Committee advancing SB 129 and SB 613, banning best practice medical care for Oklahoma's transgender community, the ACLU of Oklahoma issued the following statement.
Issue Areas: 2SLGBT+ Rights

Advocates Promise Swift Legal Action Against Restrictions on Health Care for Oklahoman Trans Youth

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Oklahoma, and Lambda Legal today promised swift legal action in opposition to proposed restrictions on critical and often life-saving health care for transgender Oklahomans should any be signed into law.
Issue Areas: 2SLGBT+ Rights