Oklahoma

=== Gender issues ===
In 2022, Oklahoma was rated the worst state for women in a WalletHub study.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Jeff Elkins {{!}} Transcript Staff |title=Oklahoma ranked worst state for women in 2022 |url=https://www.normantranscript.com/news/oklahoma-ranked-worst-state-for-women-in-2022/article_ae61e792-99bb-11ec-ac4a-dff13bcca7f3.html |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Norman Transcript |date=March 2, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Oklahoman]]'' did investigative reporting and highlighted the inequities of men and women in the state based on this report.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grading Oklahoma: Status of Women |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/storytelling/graphic-novels/news/state/grading-ok-women-status/1681667375079/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=www.oklahoman.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oklahoma is ranked the worst state for women. Here's where equity needs to improve. |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/state/2023/04/18/oklahoma-ranked-the-worst-state-for-women-economically-and-physically/70119810007/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}</ref> [[The Sentencing Project]] has highlighted the harsh sentencing laws in Oklahoma, such as Failure to Protect laws, which tend to over punish women than it does men who in an April 2023 report.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Sentencing Reform for Criminalized Survivors |url=https://www.sentencingproject.org/app/uploads/2023/04/Sentencing-Reform-for-Criminalized-Survivors.pdf?emci=d27cd503-26de-ed11-8e8b-00224832eb73&emdi=134a7479-bade-ed11-8e8b-00224832eb73&ceid=10123357&fbclid=IwAR2aJ-Ekg7RYu6Q5WwlC6JMjDB7oKEWLhB2BAQK_SWKLYv3F1B_tQxDgVog}}</ref> The [[Human Rights Campaign]] has also pointed out cases of the Oklahoma legislature's actions against the LGBTQ population and censuring of a nonbinary lawmaker.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Human Rights Campaign Condemns Oklahoma Senate Passage of Three Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills and Slams Oklahoma House for Censuring Rep Turner |url=https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-condemns-oklahoma-senate-passage-of-three-anti-lgbtq-bills-and-slams-oklahoma-house-for-censuring-rep-turner |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Human Rights Campaign |date=March 7, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>