Community supports gay politician following assault
CREDIT: Advocate.com
Oklahoma’s first openly gay state politician is receiving vocal support from his community following an assault which he says was motivated by hate. Jim Roth, a Democrat who served on the Oklahoma Cortwas assaulted outside a bar by three men who called him anti-gay slurs during the attack, according to Policymic.
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"This is a community where pain is often ignored or pushed aside. Often times people are told to get on with life. Forget about it. It's in the past," said Chief Egunwale Amuscan, one of the organizers. "We're going to go into this community and let them know that love is the only thing that's real and we're going to show that love for self is the most important aspect."
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