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 OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE REPORT
   COMING SOON!  Keeping you up-to-date on the latest goings-on at the State Capitol!
 AFTER THE ELECTION: THE NEXT STEP
 LOOKING AHEAD: ELECTION 2000
   Presidential Primaries
 Homosexuality and Political Philosophy
   The Nature of Gay Rights
   The Fallacy of Sodomy Laws
   GLBT Rights and "Special" rights
xiAbortion, Homosexuality, and Suicide
xxxAssisted Suicide: A Moral Right
 Voter Registration
 Homosexuality in Oklahoma
 GLBT Rights in Oklahoma
 The GLBT Rights movement in Oklahoma
   History
   Oklahomans for Human Rights
 History of OKC Human Rights ordinance effort
xiOklahoma City Human Rights Commission
xxxBeverly Hodges
xxxBrian McKye
 Oklahoma City's City Council
xiAnn Simank
xiWilla Johnson
iHow Lawrence, Kansas succeeded in passing a gay rights ordinance
 Oklahoma Human Rights Commission
 Viability of an openly Gay candidate in Oklahoma
 Paul Barby
 M. C. Smothermon
 Shirley Darrell
 Bernest Cain
 Laura Boyd
 Local versus National Politics
 Human Rights in Oklahoma
 The Democratic Party in Oklahoma
iThe Republican Party in Oklahoma
iOther Parties
 Grass-roots Politics Right and Left
 The Religious Right and other GLBT-unfriendly people
   Oklahoma's US Senate delegation
   "Conversion" therapy
 Homophobia "hot-buttons"
   "Homosexual panic"
   "Special" rights
   Same-sex marriage
   Gay teachers and public education
      Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Teachers Network
 Republican Party Platform
 Tulsa County Republican Party
   1996 resolution endorsing death penalty for sodomy as part of official platform
 Oklahoma Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus
   Pink Papers
 Cimarron Alliance
 Cimarron Alliance Foundation
 Courting the GLBT vote
   Beverly Hodges
 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights
 American Civil Liberties Union-Oklahoma Chapter
iFriends of Democratic Reform
iSay Not To Hate Coalition
xiDrew Edmondson
 Progressive Alliance
   OKLAHOMA HUMAN RIGHTS CALENDAR
 Networking
   NAACP-Oklahoma City chapter
 National Organizations
 How to Contact Elected Officials
 Political Resources on the Internet
   Candidate Sites
     PAUL BARBY'S WEBSITE
     HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN-PAUL BARBY PAGE
     M. C. SMOTHERMON'S WEBSITE
     LAURA BOYD FOR GOVERNOR

    Information

     THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, CONSTITUTION, AND BILL OF RIGHTS OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
xxxxIn three languages no less! Plus more American democracy goodies on the US Information Agency website.
     SODOMY LAWS  
xxxxSodomy laws are any of the many laws which criminalize non-reproductive, non-commercial, sex between adults in private. More than 90% of adult Americans regularly engage in acts of sodomy.
     SODOMY LAWS- OKLAHOMA PAGE  
xxxxIn 1994 a man was arrested in Oklahoma City for accepting an invitation to a hotel room AND NOTHING MORE!
     GAY AND LESBIAN POLITICS: WWW AND INTERNET RESOURCES  
xxxxThis page is an absolute goldmine of information about GLBT Politics and where to find it on the Web.
     LESBIAN.ORG   Directory of websites of Lesbian organizations.
     TURN-OUT GROUPS PAGE   This page has information about GLBT groups and links to their websites.
     TURN LEFT   Website about Liberalism.
     POLITICS1   There are other parties besides the Democrats and the Republicans. This site tells you all about them.
     NETVOTE 98   Register to vote online.
     PROJECT VOTE-SMART   Information on candidates and elected officials, including voting records.
     ELECNET
     ROCK THE VOTE

   Political News

     PLANETOUT
     DATALOUNGE
     ROLL CALL   The newspaper of Capitol Hill.
     ELECTIONS U.S.A.   Extensive election reports from all levels. Exhaustive links to political sites.
 
 
GLBT Organizations
     OKLAHOMA GAY AND LESBIAN POLITICAL CAUCUS
xxiCIMARRON ALLIANCE GROUP
xxiNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE
     HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN  
xxxxAn excellent source of information, particularly on how to contact elected officials.
     LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS
     LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND
     LAMBDA LEGAL-OKLAHOMA PAGE
xxiASTRAEA NATIONAL LESBIAN ACTION FOUNDATION

   GLBT-friendly Organizations
     ACLU-OKLAHOMA CHAPTER
     ACLU NATIONAL WEBSITE
     ACLU-LESBIAN & GAY RIGHTS
     NAACP NATIONAL WEBSITE
     CIVIL RIGHTS.ORG   Leadership Conference On Civil Rights

   Other Organizations

     THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE
     COMMITTEE FOR THE MORAL DEFENSE OF CAPITALISM
     OKLAHOMA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS   Contains advice on judging candidates and voter's guides for this year's elections.
     LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS NATIONAL WEBSITE

   Oklahoma Government
     OKLAHOMA CITY CITY HALL WEBSITE   Oklahoma City's municipal code is now online.
     OKLAHOMA COUNTY WEBSITE
     STATE OF OKLAHOMA WEBSITE   Information on all branches of state government.
     OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT NETWORK   Complete Oklahoma statutes, Oklahoma Supreme Court rulings, and more.
     OKLAHOMA STATE LEGISLATURE WEBSITE   Here you can find, among other things, the full text of measures under consideration by the Oklahoma Legislature. Contact information for all state Legislators.
     OKLAHOMA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION   Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes 1991, Section 1101 et seq. Title 74, Oklahoma Statutes 1991, Section 951 et seq.
     OKLAHOMA STATE ELECTION BOARD WEBSITE   1998 candidate filings, voter registration information, and complete contact information for all Oklahoma elected officials.
     OKLAHOMA ETHICS COMMISSION   All candidates must file reports on campaign financing with this agency.

   Federal Government
     CAPWEB: THE INTERNET GUIDE TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS   Congress's internet portal: Everything you always wanted to know about the Legislative branch AND everything you want to do about it. Got a beef? Wanna spam Congress? You can do it from this site!
     UNITED STATES SENATE  WEBSITE
     UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  WEBSITE
     BARNEY FRANK
     JIM KOLBE
     LIBRARY OF CONGRESS   THOMAS feature gives access to full text of bills under consideration by Congress.
     FEDERAL WEB LOCATOR   Online catalog of URLs for federal agencies. Maintained by Villanova University Center for Information Law and Policy.
     FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

   Political Parties
     DEMOCRATIC PARTY NATIONAL WEBSITE
     OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY WEBSITE
     REPUBLICAN PARTY NATIONAL WEBSITE
     OKLAHOMA REPUBLICAN PARTY WEBSITE
     OKLAHOMA LIBERTARIAN PARTY WEBSITE   Although this page lists the Ayn Rand Institute as a Libertarian organization, ARI is officially opposed to Libertarianism.
     LIBERTARIAN PARTY NATIONAL WEBSITE
     OKLAHOMA REFORM PARTY WEBSITE
 

 
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