Tag: Oklahoma

Vandals defaced an LGBTQ mural in Oklahoma City on Monday and activists are pointing out that despite the obvious antigay slurs, the act isn’t a hate crime in the state. Among other damage, the word “abomination” was painted across the rainbow-colored background. While state law classifies property damage with “the specific intent to intimidate or harass another person because of that person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or disability,” the list does not include sexual orientation or gender identity. The mural...

Photo by David Larivière on UnsplashA viral photo of a pickup truck has got us smiling. While the internet is still reeling from the controversial video of Pose star Indya Moore fighting a Trump supporter in front of the show’s New York City studio, another source of media is gaining steam for its positive message. 28-year-old Cody Barlow posted a picture of his truck this past Thursday (June 6), and the photo is...

Hulbert, Oklahoma is a small town with a population of 590 located in the northeastern county of Cherokee, a region where 60.61 percent of voters chose Donald Trump. In short, it’s not the sort of place you’d expect to welcome LGBTQ people. But one straight male resident, Cody Barlow, has decided to show his support for queer people by putting a rainbow and an important message on the back of his truck: “Not all country boys are bigots — Happy...

Sara Cunningham, 54, took to Facebook to extend her offer to stand in as a supportive mother at same-sex weddings One Oklahoma mother is making headlines after her adorable Facebook post offering her love and support to same-sex couples went viral. Sara Cunningham, a 54-year-old mother-of-two and ordained minister from Oklahoma City, shared a PSA on her Facebook page last Friday: “If you need a mom to attend your same sex wedding because your biological mom won’t. Call me. I’m there....

OKC Fox reports that over the weekend that the LGBT offices of Freedom Oklahoma was shot up over the weekend. Troy Stevenson, Executive Director of Freedom Oklahoma, says the south wall was riddled with bullet holes. One glass panel was shattered and four others were damaged. No one was injured. Stevenson said other advocacy groups in Oklahoma have been shot up in the last few months. He said he believed Freedom Oklahoma was targeted. In response, Stevenson said, "Things like this...