Oklahoma Governor Orders Stop to 'Unauthorized' Issue of Non-Binary Birth Certificates
For more reporting from the Associated Press, see belowHowever, Stitt continued his fight against the designation Wednesday.In addition to ordering the stop of nonbinary designations on birth certificates, he directed the Legislature to pass legislation when it returns next year to specifically prohibit the issuance of birth certificates with nonbinary designations.Freedom Oklahoma, which advocates for nonbinary and LGBTQ people, said in a statement that while the state is facing scrutiny over how it carries out executions, "it felt easy for the governor to try and refocus media narratives and partisan pressure by attacking some of the most marginalized and historically excluded residents of our state."Nichole McAfee, the executive director.
