Senator calls LGBTQ+ people 'filth,' says most don't want them here

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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."

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“I want to make sure that at least the children in our public schools have that faith ... what I want to make sure of is that our young children have the right to grow up with that faith"

Stephens said that as an educator, he had taken an oath to educate and not “indoctrinate” students.

Ok, I think I get it now, making sure that school children are taught your religious beliefs isn't indoctrination but teaching them that it is wrong to beat someone to death for their gender expression is.

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