According to the Associated Press, when specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused
Fox News is hyping a smear campaign from Chris Ruffo, a notorious peddler of disinformation about “critical race theory”
Johnson falsely suggested support for LGBTQ rights is “the kind of stuff that is society & civilization killers”
“Don’t Say Gay” is “discriminatory law” and “threatens the decades of progress we’ve made in creating safer schools for everyone”
This is the second anti-LGBTQ+ bill signed by Gov. Noem this year. She signed SB 46, an anti-trans sports ban in February
“Today alone, on the eve of Transgender Day of Visibility, three anti-trans bills were signed into law across the country"
“If a kid has questions. If a kid wants honesty, I don’t think I should be forbidden from providing that,” he told WSYX
"Legislators have decided that harming Oklahoma’s most vulnerable children and their families is worthwhile if it’s politically helpful"
The incident is being investigated as a hate crime & police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to provide any information
The children at Monday’s bill signing, used as scene-setting pawns in a war they didn’t understand, may someday feel shame
