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Oklahoma senator calls LGBTQ+ 'filth' when asked about Nex Benedict [View all]
An Oklahoma state senator is being quoted as calling the LGBTQ+ community "filth" and saying the people in his district don't want them in the state.
"I represent a constituency that doesn't want that filth in Oklahoma," Sen. Tom Woods, R-Westville, was quoted by a newspaper as saying during a legislative forum Friday sponsored by the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/local/2024/02/23/oklahoma-senator-calls-lgbtq-filth-when-asked-about-gender-issues/72719273007/
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