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PFLAG to Protest
Sally Kern March 18 in Oklahoma City

PFLAG to Protest
Sally Kern March 18 in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma families are rallying at the state capitol in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, March 18, to protest the antigay comments of state representative Sally Kern, according to a press release from the Oklahoma chapter of Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Kern's comments -- such as calling LGBT people "the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism" -- made to a small gathering of fellow Republicans, were taped and have subsequently played on YouTube to the outrage of many across the country.

Oklahoma families are rallying at the state capitol in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, March 18, to protest the antigay comments of state representative Sally Kern, according to a press release from the Oklahoma chapter of Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Kern's comments -- such as calling LGBT people "the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism" -- made to a small gathering of fellow Republicans, were taped and have subsequently played on YouTube to the outrage of many across the country.

Speakers at the event will include the Reverend Loyce Newton-Edwards, president of the Oklahoma chapter of PFLAG; chapter vice president Conna Wilkinson; and attorney Richard Ogden, chairman of the Cimarron Alliance Foundation.

"Representative Kern's remarks undermine our nation's commitment to 'liberty and justice for all,' and do a great disservice to our families and communities," PFLAG said in its statement. "Every Oklahoman and every American deserves a public servant who believes in the dignity of all our children and who refuses to take part in divisive and counterproductive attacks on our families. Words matter, and Representative Kern's statement sent a clear message that she condones second-class citizenship for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Her remarks disrespect our GLBT loved ones, dishonor the service of nearly 10,000 lesbian and gay veterans in Oklahoma, and disregard her duty to uphold our country's most noble values. Representative Kern owes her constituents an explanation and our families an apology."

The rally takes place noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, in the first-floor rotunda of the Oklahoma state capitol, located on North Lincoln Boulevard at N.E. 23rd Street in Oklahoma City. (The Advocate)

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