By Christy Mallory and Brad Sears

An estimated 113,000 LGBT adults live in Oklahoma. There are approximately 74,000 LGBT workers age 16 and older in the state.

Oklahoma does not have a statewide law that expressly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, leaving LGBT residents vulnerable to discrimination. Researchers estimate that local ordinances protect about 29% of Oklahoma’s workforce from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Local ordinances also protect only about 3% of adults from this type of discrimination in housing and public accommodations.

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