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Tulsa council hears hours of public testimony on proposed human-rights ordinance; vote tabled to Sept. 10
Summary
After more than a dozen public speakers urged adoption, Tulsa City Council debated an ordinance that would add protected classes and align city code with federal protections. A motion to approve was made but council voted to table the item to a dated meeting for further work and vetting.
The Tulsa City Council on Wednesday heard extended public comment and council debate on an ordinance (item 7m) to align multiple chapters of Tulsa Revised Ordinances with updated human-rights language and to add veteran status as a protected class.
Supporters filled the public-comment period: attorneys, veterans and LGBTQ+ advocates described discrimination they said the measure would address and linked the changes to federal rulings such as Bostock. Several speakers said delay would carry real harms, including heightened suicide risk and lost residents and workers.
The ordinance sponsor presented the measure and a motion to approve 7m was made and seconded. Councilors then discussed the text at length, with…
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