Republican State Senator Says Christian Constituents ‘Don’t Want That Filth in Oklahoma’ When Talking About LGBTQ+ Agenda

A Republican state senator in Oklahoma isn’t backing down after he referred to certain people pushing the LGBTQ+ agenda as “filth” and infuriated many.

Sen. Tom Woods (R) was speaking at a legislative forum sponsored by the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce when he made the comments. He was referring to the death of Nex Benedict, a transgender student at an Oklahoma high school.

“My heart goes out to that scenario, if that is the case,” he said in the recording. “But we represent a constituency. We are a Republican state – supermajority – in the House and Senate. I represent a constituency that doesn’t want that filth in Oklahoma.” . . .

“You know we are a religious state and we are going to fight it to keep that filth out of the state of Oklahoma because we are a Christian state – we are a moral state,” he added. “We are a Republican state. I’m going to vote my district. I’m going to vote my values. And we don’t want that in the state of Oklahoma.”

Liberals and LGBTQ+ advocates pounced on the comments to accuse Woods and other Republicans of using rhetoric that led to the death of Benedict. Contrary to the media and liberal narrative, police indicated that the transgender student did not pass away directly because of a bathroom fight at the school. (Read more from “Republican State Senator Says Christian Constituents ‘Don’t Want That Filth in Oklahoma’ When Talking About LGBTQ+ Agenda” HERE)

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