We also focus on Equality in all areas of life in Oklahoma. Due to the deals of conservative laws and ideals, Oklahoma LGBT face scrutiny and discrimination on a daily basis, for being who they are and showing who they love.
1. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a United States federal law that defines marriage as the legal union of one man and one woman for federal and inter-state recognition
purposes in the United States. The law passed both houses of Congress by large majorities and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 21, 1996. Under the law, no U.S. state or political subdivision is required to recognize a same-sex marriage from another state. Section 3 of DOMA codifies the non-recognition of same-sex marriages for all federal purposes, including insurance benefits for government employees, Social Security survivors' benefits, and the filing of joint tax returns.
2. Oklahoma SQ711 of 2004, is an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 76% of the the voters.
-- Both of the above laws are violation of the US code, based on the US Constitution in which states that "All men [people] are created equal" including:
A. The First Amendment that prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances. The Ninth Amendment (Amendment IX) to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, addresses rights of the people that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution
-- these above ratifications state that both DOMA and SQ711 are unconstitutional.
