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Recent pushes from the Oklahoma legislature to target 2SLGBTQ+ issues in schools and medicine have mobilized some Oklahomans to fight back. StateImpact’s Beth Wallis has the story of the Transgender Action Choir, who is lifting their voices to speak up.
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