The trans community alone has a reported 41 percent suicide rate, and as someone who’s personally dealt with ideations my whole life, I must stress that this isn’t actually a mental health issue.
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A new exhibit at UCO’s Melton Gallery takes viewers behind the scenes of the gay rodeo
Blake Little: Photographs from the Gay Rodeo runs through June 20 in Edmond.
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Troye Sivan’s visionary Suburbia tour stops Oct. 27 at The Criterion
Troye Sivan is representative of a new wave of musical artists who excel in visual storytelling.
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Carpenter Square ends season with Nicky Silver comedy The Agony & The Agony
Rhonda Clark and the other minds behind Carpenter Square Theatre’s creative direction read all of playwright Nicky Silver’s new works. Finding one that’s a good fit for their intimate production setting is another matter. Silver is a New York-based writer known for penning off-Broadway productions like 1993’s Pterodactyls, 1995’s Raised in Captivity and 2004’s Beautiful […]
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RED Rooftop party raises funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS outreach
A Moroccan-themed cocktail and dance party benefitting AIDS Walk Oklahoma City is June 2 on the roof of Cardinal Engineering.
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Cover series: Challenges expected as marriage law becomes reality
As court clerk offices across the state begin to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, equality advocates expect some bumps in the road as the new law is fleshed out.
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Student expelled from SCU for gay wedding enrolls at UCO
Christian Minard married the love of her life with a semester left at SCU. Then, she was expelled because same-sex marriage violates school code.
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Same-sex showdown
Voters in 2004 overwhelmingly approved a ban on same-sex marriage, but a state judge ruled in January that the ban was unconstitutional. The issue was argued in front of the court of appeals on April 17, marking only the second time a state same-sex marriage case has been heard by a federal court. James Campbell, […]
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Circuit Court hears case for Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban
Voters in 2004 overwhelmingly approved a ban on same-sex marriage, but a state judge ruled in January that the ban was unconstitutional. The issue was in front of the Court of Appeal, marking just the second time a state same-sex marriage case has been heard by a federal court. James Campbell, an attorney representing the […]
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Five things to know about Thursday’s same-sex marriage hearing
U.S. District Judge Terence Kern ruled earlier this year that Oklahoma’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Kern’s ruling was immediately stayed, and an appeal was filed with the federal appeals court in Denver. It could take months for the circuit court to issue a ruling on Oklahoma’s case, and many believe the issue […]