Democrat Mauree Turner on historic win and 'the Oklahoma I want to create'

'I shouldn’t have to justify how I exist': Democrat Mauree Turner on being boxed in by identity
The first Muslim and non-binary person to to be elected to Oklahoma state legislature explains why they refuse to put their identity up for debate
Mauree Turner: ‘People have asked me to justify what it means to be Muslim and queer. I shouldn’t have to justify how I exist. That was really jarring for me.’ Photograph: September Dawn Bottoms/The Guardian
Mauree Turner: ‘People have asked me to justify what it means to be Muslim and queer. I shouldn’t have to justify how I exist. That was really jarring for me.’ Photograph: September Dawn Bottoms/The Guardian

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