In 2017, there have been multiple attacks, drive-by shootings, and episodes of vandalism targeting LGBTQ advocacy organizations and community centers in New Jersey, Florida, and Tulsa. Freedom Oklahoma appears to be the latest victim. When the cleaning crew arrived on Sunday morning they discovered bullet holes riddled across the glass wall which serves at the entrance to Freedom Oklahoma’s office.
Freedom Oklahoma and the building manager are working with the Oklahoma City Police Department to determine who was responsible.
Troy Stevenson, executive director of Freedom Oklahoma released the following statement: “This is only the latest in a string of attacks on LGBTQ organizations around the nation, and just as our colleagues did, we will clean up and continue to march forward. Freedom Oklahoma serves a vital function as Oklahoma’s advocates for the queer community, and we will not be intimidated by cowardly acts of violence aimed at invoking terror in our community. We will continue to fulfill our mission, and we will not be deterred in our fight for freedom, equality, and equity for all Oklahomans. We will continue to act with vigilance and without fear.”
“We stand proudly with our member Freedom Oklahoma and all of the organizations that have been targeted this year,” said Rebecca Isaacs, executive director of Equality Federation. “We will not be deterred; Our resolve to win equality only grows stronger in the face of these cowardly acts.”
