OKLAHOMA SENATE VOTES ON HATE
CRIMES BILL The Oklahoma Senate voted on SB701 on Monday.
This bill would add sexual orientation to Oklahoma's
hate crimes statute. The bill missed passing the
Senate by 3 votes. According to sources at the
capitol, attempts will continue to be made to pass
this bill, and it could be scheduled for another vote
in the next couple of days. Sponsors are asking
supporters of this bill to call their state senators
today (Tuesday) and ask them to vote YES the next
time SB701 comes up for a vote. Phone numbers for
state senators are listed on the Oklahoma Legislature
website at www.lsb.state.ok.us/senate/sensecdirect.html. If you
don't know who your senator is, you can use the form
at www5.lsb.state.ok.us/legislators/lsbaddress.asp to find out.
CITY COUNCIL ELECTION Elections for OKC City Council in wards 2, 6
& 8 will be held Tuesday, March 18. The
candidates are:
Ward 2
(now held by Amy Brooks, who has chosen not
to run again)
Sam Bowman
S. Jean Clark
Susan Johnston
Chris Kauffman
Jim Sellers
Ward 5's
homophobic incumbent Jerry Foshee is
unnopposed and will serve another term (shame
on the residents of Ward 5 for not fielding
someone to run against him!)
Ward 6 Ann Simank (incumbent)
David A. Yeagley
Ward 8 Bob Bemo
Guy Liebmann (incumbent)
Susan Johnston spoke
at the meetings of both OGLPC and Stonewall
Democrats last month. Jim Sellers
spoke at this month's OGLPC meeting and he and Sam
Bowman are scheduled to speak at this
month's Stonewall Democrats meeting (Wednesday, March
12, 7PM, Oklahoma Democratic Party Headquarters, 4100
N Lincoln Boulevard. Bowman was also scheduled to
speak at the OGLPC meeting but canceled). Bowman,
Johnston and Sellers are all running in ward 2. As
far as I know this represents an unprecedented effort
to reach GLBT voters in a single political race here
in OKC. GayOKC.com intern Michael Coffman is working
on a report which should be online later this week.
OGLPC RATES CANDIDATES The Oklahoma Gay and Lesbian Political
Caucus has issued a voter guide to
the upcoming City Council elections. OGLPC surveyed
cadidates in Norman, Edmond and Stillwater as well as
OKC. Only candidates from Norman and OKC responded.
The ratings are now online at OGLPC's
website.
CITY HALL WEBSITE GETS NEW
ADDRESS Speaking of the city council: the OKC
City Hall website is now the City of
Oklahoma City website and its address has
changed accordingly: it's now www.okc.gov.
DYKE DIVINE RESPONDS TO TULSA
WORLD ARTICLE ON GLBT PARENTING Tulsa's Dyke Divine gives her thoughts as well as
the original article which appeared in the Sunday Tulsa
World.
RODEO PHOTOS ON DISPLAY Photographs taken at last year's Great
Plains Rodeo are now on display in the
Cabaret at Stage Center, 400 West Sheridan. The
photos are for sale.
DEMOCRATS HOLD PRECINCT
MEETINGS The Oklahoma Democratic Party has issued an
official call for precinct metings. ODP by-laws
require that the 2003 precinct meetings be held at 7PM,
Thursday, March 13. Precinct locations are
online at the ODP website.
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