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Sally Kern to Face Transgender Lawyer


BRITTANY NOVOTNY MAIN X390 (COURTESY) |ADVOCATE.COM

Oklahoma state representative Sally Kern, who has called gay people more dangerous to the country than terrorists, will face a transgender opponent, attorney Brittany Novotny (pictured), in the general election for the Oklahoma City seat this fall.

Novotny, the state's first known transgender candidate, filed papers to run Tuesday.

According to the Tulsa World, Novotny, 30, said she would not focus the campaign on her gender identity, while Kern said she would avoid the issue.

“Novotny said Kern is pushing her personal agenda instead of focusing on issues that are important to House District 84, and because of that, the state and Kern's Oklahoma City district have suffered,” reports the World.

Kern, a Republican, and Novotny, a Democrat, may debate each other once this fall during an annual community forum.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Lance A. Worth
    Date posted: 6/11/2010 4:34:42 AM
    Hometown: Oly Wa

    Comment:

    I am concerned about the ability of someone who views sexual orientation as fair basis for attacks to respect gender identity--especially if Novotny starts leading the race! Hmmm, the community will be keeping an eye on this, even though we know how plausible deniability works.... ACLU, NCLR + GLAAD's phones are going to ring off the hook if there's a problem.

  • Name: Yes Novotny
    Date posted: 6/10/2010 9:24:27 PM
    Hometown: NYC

    Comment:

    Oops, that should say "second poster from Oklahoma" not "first".

  • Name: Yes Novotny
    Date posted: 6/10/2010 9:23:19 PM
    Hometown: NYC

    Comment:

    Wow, first commenter from Oklahoma. You're such a parody of a fundamentalist moron that you can't possibly be real, can you? Down with Kern!

  • Name: a fan
    Date posted: 6/9/2010 10:08:36 PM
    Hometown: Okla city

    Comment:

    Wow! Until Kern explained that gays are a worse threat than terrorists, I actually thought Al Queda was our worst enemy. So don't you believe for one second those fools who say Kern makes Okla. look like it must have lots of really stupid country bumpkins for electing an ignoramus who believes that. The tremendous brain power that woman brings to public service is simply mind-boggling! And now that we know who the real enemy is, we've got to work fast to re-program those military drones to target HRC headquarters, the city of San Francisco, the entire states of MA, Conn, and IA, Barney Frank's office, and all the other queer safe havens, instead of wasting them on Al Queda. Thank God, we've got Kern on the job.

  • Name: Lisa
    Date posted: 6/9/2010 11:17:19 AM
    Hometown: Oklahoma City

    Comment:

    Brittany has raised about $19,000 so far, but needs to raise about $80,000 more to fully execute her campaign plan. If you can help by contributing $10, $25, or $50, please do so at www.brittany4hd84.com!



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