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Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Funding For PBS Over LGBTQ Content, Threatening Station's Survival

  • Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt vetoed funding for the state's PBS station, Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, accusing it of promoting objectionable content to children.
  • Without funding, OETA faces closure unless the state legislature overrides Stitt's veto.
  • Stitt claims OETA has aired inappropriate content, including a show featuring a drag queen reading a book called "The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish."
  • Stitt argues taxpayer money used to fund OETA could be better spent elsewhere.
  • Stitt previously banned gender transition procedures for minors in Oklahoma.
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