2023 legislative session

House Bill 2177 bans care for minors, but it also bans insurance coverage and public funds for trans Oklahomans of all ages.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives moved to ban classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity Tuesday with the passage of a bill that uses nearly identical language to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” Bill.

Conservative Oklahoma lawmakers are working to crack down on gender-affirming health care. One of the several bills to do so passed off the House floor Tuesday.

Hundreds of people met at the State Capitol Wednesday to protest proposed legislation that would ban certain drag performances from being held in public.

The Oklahoma Legislature took another step toward banning gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth Wednesday.

Oklahoma lawmakers have introduced 40 bills impacting LGBTQ Oklahomans’ healthcare access, inclusion in schools and options for self-expression this legislative session, according to an analysis by Oklahoma Watch.

Throngs of people flooded the Oklahoma State Capitol Monday to take part in the first Black History Day held there.

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering exceptions to the state’s abortion laws, which are widely supported nationwide, but not necessarily commonplace.

Oklahoma Senate Republicans unveiled their plan to attract and keep teachers, and Senate Bill 364 is getting a lot of attention — it would mandate 12 weeks of paid maternity leave for full-time school employees. Teacher moms around the state shared their stories with StateImpact’s Beth Wallis.