Oklahoma may be "OK" in the song, but in reality it's not a good place to be LGBT, at least in Del City. There the high school has actively blocked two lesbian students from graduating, strictly because they were a couple.
In the story in the Advocate the school board claims it has never gotten a conplaint, and their policy is clear.
"It is the policy of the Mid-Del Public School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs, services, and activities," said a statement from district officials. "The safety of our students is always the priority of Mid-Del Schools."
You will notice that "sexual orientation and gender identity" are missing from that statement. There's the truth. Unless we get our rights spelled out to the letter, the hetero-normative world will continue to deny us our rights.
Isn't it time to call for an Equal Rights Amendment that clearly gives all American's equal rights?
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