Oklahoma town's first openly gay mayor rigns, cg harassment

Contents:

• OKLAHOMA TOWN'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR RIGNS, CG HARASSMENT
• OKLAHOMA TOWN'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR RIGNS AFTER HARASSMENT, THREATS: 'I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TO SERVE'
• OKLAHOMA TOWN’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR RIGNS OVER HARASSMENT, THREATS ‘BORRG ON VLENCE’
• TOWN’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR RIGNS AFTER HARASSMENT, ABE AND THREATS OM RINTS
• GAY OKLAHOMA MAYOR RIGNS DUE TO NCERNS FOR HIS SAFETY AFTER ALTERTN WH POLICE
• OPENLY GAY MAYOR OF OKLAHOMA CY RIGNS OVER ‘THREATS AND ATTACKS BORRG ON VLENCE’
• RSIA: MAYOR VOWS TO STOP GAY PARA
• MOSW MAYOR BANS GAY PRI MARCH
• MAYOR OF LONDON: I WON’T END TWNG ARRANGEMENT WH MOSW SPE ANTI-GAY LAWS
• OKLAHOMA TOWN’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR RIGNS AMID ALLEGED THREATS

OKLAHOMA TOWN'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR RIGNS, CG HARASSMENT

The first openly gay mayor of a small town Oklahoma rigned on Monday, sayg a letter that he’s creasgly bee the target of threats recently. ”Graham was jt one of six out LGBTQ elected officials Oklahoma and the state’s only gay mayor, acrdg to the LGBTQ Victory Instute’s Out for Ameri NBC Out on Twter, Facebook & Instagram.

There is no place for homophobic bigotry cy ernment, ” he clud the public letter an teractn wh the mayor where he asked about havg a proclamatn issued celebratn of the LGBTQ+ pri event.

OKLAHOMA TOWN'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR RIGNS AFTER HARASSMENT, THREATS: 'I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TO SERVE'

”Addnally, he exprsed his belief that God would disapprove of drag shows and homosexual acts. The first openly gay mayor of The Village has rigned only two months after beg elected due to latg threats and harassment. Graham, who was elected as The Village mayor May and prevly served as a cy uncilmember, wrote, "Sce 2018, I've fought agast ageism, racism and homophobia at every step.

Adam Graham, the first openly gay mayor of The Village, has rigned, cg ncerns for his safety. Adam Graham, the first openly gay mayor of The Village, a town jt outsi Oklahoma Cy, has rigned, wrg a rignatn letter that he no longer feels safe enough to serve. An Owatonna LGBTQ+ group is llg for the cy's mayor to rign over "distrsg and disappotg" actns they say were homophobic and discrimatory.

"There is no place for homophobic bigotry cy ernment.

OKLAHOMA TOWN’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR RIGNS OVER HARASSMENT, THREATS ‘BORRG ON VLENCE’

Kuntz also told the People's Prs he felt God would not approve of drag shows and homosexualy.

Black said Friday Kunst's actns were appropriate as an elected official and uld stir up prejudice agast gay and transgenr people the area. A Conservative mayor has rigned after beg labelled homophobic when he apologised for attendg a uncil LGBTQ+ Pri event bee “ntradicts” his beliefs.

In Keighley we have a number of gay and lbian people of Mlim herage and the suatn is never easy for them. “As today’s report mak clear, that perd many endured the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic bullyg and harassment, all while bravely servg this untry, ” Sunak told MP. Promisg the ernment would implement the “vast majory” of Etherton’s remendatns, Wallace said he would fully update the Commons a formal bate about the issue after the about pensatn, Wallace said he hoped to fd “an elegant solutn that match the need and the requirements of those dividuals”, promisg to set this out after Kelly Holm, who served the army and me out as gay last year, was among mpaigners who weled the apology.

TOWN’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR RIGNS AFTER HARASSMENT, ABE AND THREATS OM RINTS

Starmer said one of his nstuents, Ken Wright, a former RAF service member who was “forced to leave the job he loved simply bee he was gay”, was the public gallery to hear the apology.

” Kuntz didn’t mentn a specific event but lled for prayer “until July 8, ” acrdg to the Star ially asked for the mayor’s immediate rignatn, sayg: “There is no place for homophobic bigotry cy ernment. ”He also said that he felt God would not approve of drag shows and homosexualy. The first openly gay mayor of a small Oklahoma town has been forced to rign after jt two months, after facg “harassment” and “threats” om lol rints.

GAY OKLAHOMA MAYOR RIGNS DUE TO NCERNS FOR HIS SAFETY AFTER ALTERTN WH POLICE

This year, at 29-years-old, he beme the cy’s youngt and first openly gay mayor. “It’s been an honour to serve and ’s been my great privilege to break boundari as The Village’s youngt and first openly gay elected official… Sce 2018, I’ve fought agast ageism, racism and homophobia at every step. But he soon realised that as a gay Democrat mayor an extremely Republin state like Oklahoma, he was facg creasg hostily.

OPENLY GAY MAYOR OF OKLAHOMA CY RIGNS OVER ‘THREATS AND ATTACKS BORRG ON VLENCE’

" Kuntz didn't mentn a specific event but lled for prayer "until July 8, " acrdg to the Star ially asked for the mayor's immediate rignatn, sayg: "There is no place for homophobic bigotry cy ernment. " He also said that he felt God would not approve of drag shows and homosexualy. The out gay mayor of The Village, Oklahoma rigned on Monday cg harassment and ncerns for his safety.

Graham, who was elected May after servg on The Village cy uncil sce 2018, was one of the youngt mayors ever elected Oklahoma, and the cy’s first openly gay mayor. The openly gay mayor of The Village, Okla., announced his rignatn on Monday after a seri of “threats and attacks borrg on vlence” ma him no longer safe his pacy to serve as an elected Graham who served on the cy uncil for nearly five years before he was named mayor on May 2, was the cy’s youngt and first openly gay elected Monday, a letter addrsed to Cy Manager Bce Stone, Graham said that he has fought agast “ageism, racism and homophobia” sce 2018 and that he was proud that The Village — a cy of about 9, 000 Oklahoma County, about 10 north of Oklahoma Cy — was “ready for a young voice and new ias. Rsian print Dmry Medvev has fired Mosw mayor Yury Luzhkov, who was known to gay rights advot for his long-nng opposn to a pri celebratn the pal more on Advote.

RSIA: MAYOR VOWS TO STOP GAY PARA

Luzhkov, an outspoken opponent of gay rights groups, vowed Monday to aga prevent a gay para the cy.

MOSW MAYOR BANS GAY PRI MARCH

Luzhkov referred to gay paras as “satanic, ” the Interfax news agency reported.

Members of gay groups have tried to march Mosw recent years, only to be taed or dispersed. ” Gay rights groups said they would prs ahead wh plans for a para May.

MAYOR OF LONDON: I WON’T END TWNG ARRANGEMENT WH MOSW SPE ANTI-GAY LAWS

A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 7 of the New York edn wh the headle: Rsia: Mayor Vows To Stop Gay Para. NewslolMosw Mayor Bans Gay Pri MarchBy ContributorFor the fifth year a row, Mosw mayor Yury Luzhkov has banned a gay pri more on Advote.

London Mayor Boris Johnson believ would be wrong to break the pal’s cultural ti wh Mosw bee of anti-gay legislatn passed by the Rsian Parliament – although the senr Tory “is eply ncerned” by the suatn. Green Party London Assembly Member Darren Johnson tabled a formal qutn urgg the Mayor “to end London’s symbolic lk wh the Rsian pal unls what is wily perceived to be discrimatn and hostily perpetuated by the Rsian Government towards gay people there has ceased.

OKLAHOMA TOWN’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR RIGNS AMID ALLEGED THREATS

I also supported the bid to stage the 2018 Gay Gam London.

A feral bill banng gay “propaganda” was signed to law by Rsia’s Print Vladimir Put June. It prcrib f for providg rmatn about homosexualy to people unr the age of 18 – rangg om 4, 000 roubl (£78) for an dividual to 1m roubl (£19, 620) for anisatns. Yterday, Sir Elton John announced he wouldn’t be ncellg a planned Mosw ncert December spe the untry’s anti-gay laws.

He said: “As a gay man, I n’t leave those people on their own whout gog over there and supportg them.