I honestly did not think I would see the day that an openly gay person would be elected to any public office in Oklahoma. But Senate District 37 in the Tulsa area elected Allison Ikley-Freeman, a lesbian who is married, to the state senate. Way to go, Tulsa County!
However, according to ShareBlue.com, she is the third openly gay person to serve in the Oklahoma State Legislature. Senator Al McAffrey and Representative Kay Floyd already serve.
It appears that Ikley-Freeman being a lesbian is down-played in the Oklahoma media. Why is that? Can we believe that those good ol' boys and gals think that it did not play any signficance in her election? Could it be that they are finally accepting gays into politics?
Nah. I'm sure they just don't want anyone to find out that a gay woman was elected. Or that she is a Democrat. Or that she wasn't endorsed by anybody yet still won.
How is Brian O'Hara feeling this morning?
https://shareblue.com/oklahoma-elects-gay-married-woman-in-a-district-trump-won-by-39-points/
http://tulsabeacon.com/senate-candidate-a-democrat-is-married-to-another-woman/
https://ballotpedia.org/Allison_Ikley-Freeman
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/democrats-hopeful-oklahoma-legislative-seats-stake-51139896
http://newsok.com/the-latest-democrats-add-to-win-column-in-deep-red-oklahoma/article/feed/1513336?articleBar=1
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