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Tulsa LGBTQ community celebrates Supreme Court ruling

Video Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2 - Duration: 01:56s - Published
Tulsa LGBTQ community celebrates Supreme Court rulingTulsa LGBTQ community celebrates Supreme Court ruling

THAT OFFERS JOB SECURITY.TODAY.... THE HIGH COURTRULED THAT EMPLOYERS CANNOTFIRE SOMEONE FOR THEIRSEXUAL ORIENTATION.

2WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER.... SPOKE TO MEMBERSOF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHATTHIS DECISION MEANS TO THEM.nat cars honking A DAY OFCELEBRATION FOR THEL-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY.

THESUPREME COURT SAYING ANEMPLOYEE CAN NO LONGER BEFIRED FOR BEING GAY, LESBIANOR TRANSGENDER.15:35:26;05-15:35:34;43KELLY KIRBY, CELEBRATINGSUPREME COURT DECISION "Imean, it's like one of thosethings we've been working onfor so many years.

And oneof the things we thoughtwould come before thingslike marriage." THE DECISIONIS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FORKELLY KIRBY.

NEARLY 30YEARS AGO, HE WAS THE CHIEFFINANCIAL OFFICER FOR ACOMPANY IN TULSA.

AND WASSUDDENLY FIRED FOR BEINGGAY.

15:36:17;37-15:36:27;56KIRBY "Actually got mypicture in the paper at acandlelight ceremony forWorld AIDS day.

Didn't knowit.

Didn't know I wasgetting my picture taken.But the next day I lost myjob." MEMBERS OF THE TULSACOMMUNITY CELEBRATED THESUPREME COURTDECISION MONDAY NIGHT WITH ACAR RALLY LED BY OKLAHOMANSFOR EQUALITY.

DENNIS NEILLSTARTED THE ORGANIZATION 40-YEARS AGO - WANTING TO MAKEPEOPLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITHTHEIR IDENTITY.

AND NOW -HE'S CELEBRATING A HUGEMILESTONE FOR HIS COMMUNITY.15:34:25;08-15:34:33;59DENNIS NEILL, FOUNDER,OKLAHOMANS FOR EQUALITY"It's just so important torecognize in this 40 yearperiod that now so manypeople are now comfortablewith their families, theirfriends and their faith."HOWEVER, THOSE AT THE RALLYSAY THE WORK ISN'T OVER.ESPECIALLY AS THE PUSH FORSOCIAL JUSTICE CONTINUESACROSS THE COUNTRY.15:33:10;35-15:33:24;59NEILL "We've seen atremendous movement on BlackLives Matter.

Of peoplecoming together of allfaiths, of all races, of allcreeds, saying things arenot right in this country,we have got to work togetherto fix the inequality."15:38:19;00-15:38:28;02KIRBY "There are stillissues and we'll keepworking on them.

Yeah,because, I mean, the pointis we want everybody to betreated equally." IN TULSA,KATIE KELEHER, 2 WORKS FORYOU.TULSA POLICE SAY A MAN ONBATH SALTS... STOOD ON AN




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