Press Releases

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

ACLU of Oklahoma and Freedom Oklahoma Statements on Oklahoma Legislative ARPA Fund Stipulations to Ban Best Practice Medical Care

In response to news that the Oklahoma Legislature is attempting to ban best practice medical care for trans youth at OU Health Facilities as a stipulation to receive American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, the ACLU of Oklahoma and Freedom Oklahoma issued the following statements.
Issue Areas: 2SLGBT+ Rights

Transgender Public School Students Sue to Block Discriminatory Oklahoma School Facilities Law

ACLU, ACLU of Oklahoma Foundation, and Lambda Legal have brought a legal challenge on behalf of three transgender students to S.B. 615, which bans all transgender students in Oklahoma from using school restrooms consistent with their gender identity.
Issue Areas: 2SLGBT+ Rights