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StateImpact is on a listening tour with Oklahoma's youth, and we've brought along our microphones. Two recent high school graduates from OKC talk about their comfort levels in the classroom, how they fit in society and representation.

A bill to bar transgender students in Oklahoma from using the bathroom corresponding with their identity was signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt Wednesday.

Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a measure — Senate Bill 615 — barring transgender students from using the restroom corresponding with their gender identity.

South Carolina's governor signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges.

A local argument over trans student bathroom access in Stillwater has turned into a statewide issue. Now, a bill to limit bathroom access is advancing in the state legislature.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the Tourism Department canceling its contract with Swadley's Bar-B-Q to run restaurants in state parks, Gov. Stitt signing a bill to remove nonbinary designations from birth certificates and Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman and Congressional candidate John Bennett calling for the execution of Dr. Anthony Fauci by firing squad.

StateImpact is on a listening tour with Oklahoma's youth. And we've brought along our microphones. In the first session, two transgender high school juniors from Tulsa share how they feel about their education and their place in the state.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday getting rid of gender-neutral birth certificates in the state.

State schools superintendent and Democratic candidate for Governor Joy Hofmeister is asking for the Attorney General's formal guidance on who can use which restroom in public schools.