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.