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

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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.

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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.

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.

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

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. 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 Graham, who was elected mayor May and scribed himself as the youngt cy official The Village, Oklahoma, wrote to the cy manager that over the past month, he has been “followed home om meetgs” and threatened while walkg his dog.

”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.

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

The first openly gay mayor of a small Oklahoma town has qu after sayg he had faced “malic” threats and Graham, who was elected mayor of The Village May, told the cy manager an open rignatn letter that he had been targeted ffee shops and while walkg his dog. ”Nichols Hills Police chief Steven Cox told The Oklahoman he had not heard om Mr Graham about the traffic Graham has qu as mayor of Oklahoma town The Village over homophobic threats (Adam4TheVillage)Mr Cox and The Villag police pta Matt Butcher both said they were unaware of any threats towards Mr Graham.

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

Due to nstant harassment and out of fear for his safety, Adam Graham, the first open gay mayor of The Village, Okla., has rigned after only two months on job. It's been an honor to serve and 's been my great privilege to break boundari, " Graham announced via Twter July 18, revealg his, who was elected as mayor May, shared he beme the target of homophobic harassment and threats over the past two months.

FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR OF OKLAHOMA TOWN QUS OVER THREATS AND HARASSMENT

"Sce 2018, I've fought agast ageism, racism and homophobia at every step. "Acrdg to the report, followg that cint, Graham says he was subject to harassment everywhere, wh one person tailg him the street, another throwg ffee at him while shoutg an anti-gay slur, and another slashg his tir — and the cy uncil self was angered over Graham's OTHER NEWS: Netanyahu angered Tmp so much that he wanted to back his rival electn: Jared Khner book"Most of The Village’s cy uncil members thought Graham should apologize — or at least issue a statement explag himself, " said the report. The openly out gay Mayor of this enclave cy of 9, 564 rints, surround by Oklahoma’s pal cy, sent a letter to s cy manager Monday rmg him that the Mayor was steppg down immediately.

In his letter Graham ced latg homophobic threats cludg on ditg vlence, his property vandalized, and his disfure wh the suatn the muny.

OKLAHOMA TOWN’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR FORCED TO RIGN FOLLOWG CONSTANT HARASSMENT

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— 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 Graham, who was elected mayor May and scribed himself as the youngt cy official The Village, Oklahoma, wrote to the cy manager that over the past month, he has been “followed home om meetgs” and threatened while walkg his dog.

An Oklahoma cy’s youngt and first openly gay mayor has rigned jt two months after beg elected, sayg that he no longer feels safe after facg targeted harassment. “Sce 2018, I’ve fought agast ageism, racism and homophobia at every step, ” Graham wrote.

FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR OF SMALL OKLAHOMA TOWN RIGNS, C HARASSMENT

” Homophobic harassment isn’t new to Graham, however. ”The harassment mpaign agast Graham is part of a growg trend of homophobia polics.

“I'm g my experience as a polil nsultant over the last ne years nng state rac, cy uncil rac, ngrsnal rac, all the way up and down the ballot to get more gay people elected, ” Graham says, “bee that's the only way we fix this.

A GAY OKLAHOMA MAYOR RIGNED AFTER ONLY TWO MONTHS, CG SAFETY CONCERNS

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