In a statement released on Tuesday, the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus criticized the Tinker Air Force Base for hosting and promoting a National Coming Out Day event on Oct. 11.
"The military exists to protect our freedoms, not to serve as a platform for sexual social experimentation," said Republican Rep. Jim Olsen, House vice chair of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus. "Events like these distract from their mission and undermine the moral fabric that holds our armed forces together."
The statement from the caucus also encouraged members of the public to contact the base to express opposition.
Republican Senator and caucus chairman Shane Jett said the base’s promotion of the event was “vulgar, prurient, inappropriate and unbecoming of our military facilities.”
Tinker officials told KGOU the event was organized by the Tinker Pride Council, which is a private, non-federal volunteer organization. They also said no official funds were expended for the activity.
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