A state senator said during a public forum in Tahlequah that LGBTQ+ people are “filth,” and that he and his constituents don’t want them in “our state.”
Sen. Tom Woods referred to the LGBTQ + community as filth, adding that his constituents would fight to keep them out of their religious and moral state during a legislative meeting on February 23.
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An Oklahoma state Senator is facing criticism after he reportedly referred to LGBTQ people "filth" following the unexpected death of a 16-year-old nonbinary student Nex Benedict a day after being beaten up at school.
Several dozen people gathered Saturday night in downtown Tahlequah, with participants encouraging fellow Oklahomans to move out of their comfort zones and stand against hate and bullying of LGBTQ+ people.