| LGBT rights in Oklahoma | |
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 Oklahoma (USA) |
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| Same-sex sexual activity legal? | Legal since 2003 |
| Discrimination protections | None |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships |
None |
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Restrictions:
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Constitution limits marriage to one man/one woman |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Oklahoma face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Oklahoma. Same-sex couples and families headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for all the protections available to opposite-sex married couples.
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Law regarding same-sex sexual activity [edit]
Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in Oklahoma since 2003, when the United States Supreme Court struck down all state sodomy laws with Lawrence v. Texas.[1]
Recognition of same-sex relationships [edit]
Oklahoma does not permit the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The state forbids, both by statute and in its constitution, the recognition of same-sex marriages and other form of same-sex partnership solemnized in other jurisdictions.[2] The constitutional amendment defining marriage was approved in a voter referendum in November 2004.[3]
Adoption and parenting [edit]
Oklahoma permits adoption by an unmarried adult without regard to sexual orientation.[4]
In August 2007, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Finstuen v. Crutcher ordered Oklahoma to issue a revised birth certificate showing both adoptive parents to a child born in Oklahoma who had been adopted by a same-sex couple married elsewhere.[5]
Discrimination protection [edit]
Oklahoma law does not address discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.[6]
Hate crime laws [edit]
State law does not address hate crimes based on gender identity or sexual orientation.[7]
National Guard [edit]
Proposed legislation to institute in the Oklahoma National Guard a local version of "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), the federal policy that formerly prohibited gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. military, was proposed in January 2012[8] and then withdrawn in February.[9]
References
- ^ Oklahoma Sodomy Law
- ^ Oklahoma Marriage/Relationship Recognition Law
- ^ CNN: Ballot Measures, accessed May 15, 2011
- ^ Human Rights Campaign: Oklahoma Adoption Law, accessed May 15, 2011
- ^ Finstuen v. Crutcher (10th Cir. 2007), accessed July 11, 2011
- ^ Human Rights Campaign: Oklahoma Non-Discrimination Law, accessed May 15, 2011
- ^ Human Rights Campaign: Oklahoma Hate Crimes Law, accessed May 15, 2011
- ^ Military.com: Bill Would Reintroduce DADT to Oklahoma Guard," January 10, 2012, accessed February 22, 2012
- ^ Military.com: "DADT Bill Apparently Shelved in Oklahoma House," February 21, 2012, accessed February 22, 2012
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