OkEq Weekly eNews February 22, 2021
MISSION: OkEq seeks equal rights for LGBTQ+ individuals and families through intersectional advocacy, education, programs, alliances, and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center.
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Tell Your Oklahoma Senator To Pass The Equality Act

Discrimination is still commonplace for LGBTQ+ Americans. Opponents of LGBTQ+ equality continue to file discriminatory bills in states across the country in an attempt to undermine existing protections in adoption, marriage, and access to basic public services and businesses. The Equality Act would ensure that all LGBTQ+ Americans can live, work, and access public spaces free from discrimination, no matter what state they call home. 

The nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute recently found that national support for the Equality Act is around 83 percent. This is the strongest level of support the bill has ever seen.  We must tell lawmakers that now is the time to pass this legislation.

Take action today by contacting your Senator by email or phone. It's so simple - just a few clicks will get it done. You can even record a 30-second video!  Click below and follow the prompts:
OKEQ Membership Focus Group: Voting Bylaws Change Proposal
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 6:00 p.m. via Zoom

You are invited to provide needed and necessary community feedback regarding a proposed amendment to the OkEq bylaws, regarding how the organization currently elects the OkEq Board of Directors. Presently, OkEq bylaws require that the Board of Directors be elected by popular vote of its members in good standing. Participants must be a member in good standing with their $50.00 donation membership current with Oklahomans for Equality.

OkEq is seeking to implement current best practices for an LGBTQ+ community organization of its size, based on feedback from national and local LGBTQ+ leadership organizations, guidance from Oklahoma nonprofits and other local leadership and fundraising organizations, and move the OkEq Board of Directors to a succession board. This would mean that the OkEq Board of Directors would, annually, with the advice and recommendations from our constituency, self-nominate the successor Directors to fulfill all the terms and conditions of a Director for the organization. This is a major change in organizational policy and OkEq needs community feedback prior to voting on this issue. Please join us and make your voice heard. 

RSVP for the zoom link by clicking the button below:
SAGE Tulsa
Every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. via conference call

You can join the SAGE call at (918) 398-8780 and enter the access code, 60#.
If you are 50 or older and would like to be a part of our SAGE Tulsa program or would like to help, please contact us today.
SAGE Tulsa in person meetings will resume Tuesday, March 6, 2021.
Art2Go: Five-Week at Home Art Class
Start Date Monday, February 22nd

Five art classes in a box delivered directly to your door once a week for five weeks! Learn a little art history, a little art theory, and then get creative with art supplies, step-by-step instructions, and virtual support.

Projects include:
  • Altered books
  • Found object sculpture
  • Paper art quilting
  • Grafitti Stamping
  • Collage

There are only ten spots for this first round of classes, so sign up for this free class today! Classes start Monday, February 22nd.
SPIRIT: Interfaith Happy Hour  
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 6:00 p.m. on Facebook Live

Oklahomans for Equality's new Equality Faith Alliance is excited to announce SPIRIT, a virtual happy hour-style support and social group dedicated to helping LGBTQIA+ individuals reframe their relationship with religion. Whether your goal is to reconnect with your faith, recover from past spiritual abuse, renounce your faith, or just connect with other people like yourself, SPIRIT is the group for you. Each Thursday, a spiritual leader from Tulsa and the surrounding areas will guide the group through a discussion about the intersections of faith and sexuality. All walks of faith are welcome. All expressions of identity are welcome.

Our guest host this week is Carmen White Janak. 

Precepts C.A.R.E
1. Committed to Interfaith Dialogue
2. Affirming full equality for LGBTQ+ persons and families
3. Resistant to any coercive action of proselytizing and conversion
4. Eradicating conversion therapy and dangerous reparative counseling practices
POC SOCIAL: Club Quarantine
Thursday, February 26, 2021, 7:00 p.m. on Watch Party App

POC Social is a space for people of color across a variety of backgrounds to come together and create a community through friendship, connections, entertainment, and thoughtful conversations.
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Club Quarantine allows you to party from a safe social distance inside your home! Come chill, listen, and bop to some throwbacks and new bangers from your favorite artists and discover some new ones!
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Download the Rave - Watch Party app in your app store and click the buttons below for more information:
Andrea Jenkins s a self-described Poet, Writer, Activist, Artist, and Humanitarian. In 2017 she was elected to represent Ward 8 on the Minneapolis City Council and became the first openly Black trans woman to hold public office in the United States. She grew up in Chicago in the 1960s and later moved to Minneapolis for college. She would eventually become a council policy aid and curator of the Transgender Oral History Project at the University of Minnesota. She is very immersed in the Minneapolis art scene and is the author of two books, "Tributaries: Poems Celebrating Black History" and "Pieces of a Scream." Her work has been published in several newspapers, journals, and anthologies.
Queer Black Voices: A Conversation with Monique Washington
FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Live Streamed via Facebook

Monique was raised in Oklahoma, and fitness has been her passion ever since she can remember. She holds a degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oklahoma, and she has been training some of Tulsa’s finest for the past 20 years. Eight years ago, she and her wife Joy opened a private fitness studio, Physiques by Monique. They have an 18-year-old son and an 8-year-old English Bulldog. As a wife and a mother with a biracial family, diversity means the world to her. Monique serves on the board of directors for Oklahomans for Equality and leads the monthly conversations on addressing systemic racism. 
Presents:
The March Allie Jensen Memorial Art Gallery 
will feature Audrey Byrd:
 “The Divine Feminine”

“My bold colors and textures act to accentuate the femininity that is often so harshly judged and censored by the public eye. My main goal as a painter is to help people fall in love with their beauty and recognize their divinity. I use all reclaimed + repurposed canvases, frames, and miscellaneous oddities to create my pieces to be as sustainable (and unique) as possible. I love manipulating my supplies to create one-of-a-kind paintings and sculptures that leave my viewers thinking, “how did she do that?” and inspire them to try creating their own masterpieces.”

“I am a native Tulsan in my second year of medical school at OSU-COM, with hopes of becoming an obstetrician and gynecologist. I have always been an artist of sorts, mainly photography and 2-D art, but I picked up painting in March of 2020 when COVID restrictions began. Now, it has blossomed into a full-blown business that helps me make the most of my study breaks. A lot of what I hope to embody in my medical practice is reflected in my art – that women deserve to feel sexy and powerful and worthy; that they deserve to celebrate their beauty and feel empowered in their skin. I want to use color and texture to accentuate the parts of femininity that I sometimes struggle to appreciate about myself. More than anything, my work has helped me accept my beauty and power and helps me feel confident enough to empower other women in my professional life. I hope to incorporate creativity and artistry into my medical career to inspire change in the world of medicine.” - Audrey Byrd

The show opens at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center located at 621 E. 4th Street Tulsa OK 74120 on Thursday, March 4th, with Covid measures in place. The show continues throughout the month. For more information, please visit www.okeq.org. 
YOUTH GROUPS RESUME MARCH 6, 2021

Alphabet Soup, Alphabet Soup Kids, Raise Your Voice, and the LGBTQ+ Parent Support Group will resume Saturday, March 6, 2021, starting at 3:00 pm. All groups will still have a zoom component for those who need it. Masks will be required, and social distancing practices will be in place.
2021 Legislative Agenda

​To find your legislator and raise your voice about these bills, visit ​www.oklegislature.gov/FindMyLegislature.aspx





Cody Wayne Allen











Anthony "Tony" Carney
We celebrate the life of Tony and honor his memory. Tony was a long time volunteer at Oklahomans for Equality. Helping out in so many ways such as working the front desk, maintained the flags for years, the front door greeter at the Equality Gala for years, always in charge of the coat check at the Falalala Ball, and would organize the food drive and pet food drive. Tony's contributions have helped so many, and he will be dearly missed.




Neurodiversity Tulsa
1st and 3rd Tuesday of Every Month, 6:00 p.m.
Virtual Event

Neurodiversity Tulsa is a program of OKEQ focused on connecting neurodiverse LGBTQ+ people. If you are on the autism spectrum, have ADHD, have bipolar, have anxiety, have Down Syndrome, a personality disorder, brain injuries, or other neurodivergencies, you are welcome in this group! We will meet on the first and third Tuesday of the month (on zoom until further notice) to play games, make art, chat, and connect with like-minded individuals in our community.

Please message Anna Puhl on Facebook for the zoom link or email by clicking the button below:
HealthCare.gov is open for business from Feb. 15 to May 15.

You should NEVER face discrimination no matter who you are or where you live.
Need help finding health insurance? Worried about how much it will cost? You're not alone! Connect today with a FREE LGBTQ-friendly expert to make sure you're getting the best deal on coverage. Visit out2enroll.org/enrollment-help and enroll at HealthCare.gov.

Looking for transition-related care? We've got you covered with TRANS HEALTH INSURANCE GUIDES. Find your state at out2enroll.org/2021-cocs/ and enroll at HealthCare.gov.
Watch Queer Black Voices: A Conversation with Mauree Turner

OKEQ kicked off Black History Month with the newly-elected OK House District 88 Representative Mauree Turner.

Turner is the first publicly non-binary U.S. state lawmaker and the first Muslim member of the Oklahoma Legislature. Turner is queer/non-binary and uses they/them and she/her pronouns.
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Click the video below to watch the recorded live stream on Oklahomans for Equality's YouTube Channel.
Presents:
The February Exhibition
in the Allie Jensen Memorial Art Gallery featuring
Alexander Tamahn: “Antivenom”

My Blackness and Queerness enter the same rooms I do, as is true for many men who present as Black and self-identify as members of the LGBTQAI+ community. To create this series of work, I sat down and spoke candidly with several peers who exist at this intersection. I created work grounded in these experiences that allowed these men (and myself) to share authentic, personal truths about the challenges and triumphs of being Black, Queer, and male. No single identity supersedes the other, yet we exist—we thrive—in a world that seeks to pigeonhole us, often relegating us to small confines of an imposed identity we must ultimately shed to grow beyond such limitations. 
 
Serpents are creatures demonized and vilified in western culture. So are Black men. Although we often project our own emotions and ideas on animals and use science to support our claims that we are more enlightened and cognitively advanced than all other creatures, many indigenous cultures and eastern philosophies implore us not to lord ourselves over all creation but rather learn, protect, and respect creatures beyond ourselves. This series of works incorporate subtle and overt serpentine motifs to draw the connection be them and us.
 
Contrary to many beliefs in the west, snakes are not, in fact, slimy. And while many believe they are only capable of acting upon instinct, they are social creatures to certain extents—not unlike us. They have been known to coordinate with one another to increase the likelihood of success in hunting and developing meaningful social bonds with one another. Like us, they’re selective about who they bond with. My goal, however, is not entirely to humanize these misunderstood creatures. I instead consider several idiosyncrasies of their behaviors and the correlations therein with our own—particularly the shedding of skin. 
 
Molting or ecdysis is a special and unique process for serpents to undergo. They are arguably at their most vulnerable when engaging in this process. What’s more, this process helps them remove harmful parasites that could kill them. While there are several complexities to this process and corresponding variables that deeply impact it, one thing remains true; they must complete it to become and/or remain healthy. 
 
Through this series, I assert that the men I held space for (myself included) must do the same to become and/or remain healthy. Identities placed upon us by society—by our own family, friends, etc. must be shed. When we no longer subscribe to them, we inherently subscribe less and less to toxic masculinity as it has long been normalized and codified into socially acceptable behaviors.
 
Portraiture and critical use of blue and pink hues that allude to masculine and feminine binaries are prevalent throughout this series. Many compositions include statements by the subjects themselves to amplify their truths oriented so that audiences must crane their necks to and fro—they must physically change their perspective to engage with them. Much like antivenom, exposure to the toxins is necessary… The show’s namesake was selected because this work is ultimately about binding and neutralizing the venom that is toxic-masculinity.

The show is currently open at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center located at 621 E. 4th Street Tulsa OK 74120, with Covid measures in place. The show continues throughout the month.

Take a virtual tour by clicking the below link to Oklahomans for Equality's YouTube channel:
IndigiQueer LGBT-2Spirit Cultural Training
Thursday, March 12, 2021, 7:00 p.m. via Zoom

IndigiQueer is a space created for queer and two-spirit native/indigenous persons. IndigiQueer aims to empower our indigenous community through cultural learning, connection, and tribal involvement. – Vnokeckv.
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Join us for the history of 2spirit culture, the roles of the 2spirit person, and how they helped their tribe and their people through their gifts from the Creator.
This training is led by John Co-cke from Muscogee Creek Nation.

Add our IndigiQueer Facebook group!
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For more info, click the buttons below:
OKEQ Compas Conectando
Online Event
Sunday, March 21, at 5:00 p.m.

A group for LGBTQ+ Hispanic or Latinx people to connect about life, identity, and culture: we will speak in English and Spanish.
Email [email protected] for Zoom meeting ID

Un grupo para personas LGBTQ hispanos o latinx para conectarse sobre la vida, la identidad y la cultural. Se habla ingles y español.
Enviar un correo electrónico a [email protected] para Zoom meeting ID
Do you know a young person who loves to sing?
We are so excited to partner with Tulsa Opera and have a youth choir at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center!

This choir is open to all LGBTQIA+ youth, will be held on zoom and in-person starting this Saturday afternoon, and is COMPLETELY COST-FREE!

This group is meant for all music levels, all genders, all expressions, and will be 100% fun. The group is led by a professional musician and will have multiple concert opportunities as COVID-19 allows.
Join Oklahomans for Equality's NEW youth group for kids under 13: Alphabet Soup Kids. This group is for all youth who identify as LGBTQ2SAI+ or who have parents/guardians who are LGBTQ2SAI+. This group exists to provide support, connection, and (most importantly) FUN for our kids across Oklahoma.

If you have questions, please email [email protected]


Being a parent is the most challenging, most amazing job on the planet but being the parent of an LGBTQ2SIA+ youth comes with its own unique challenges and amazing moments. OKEQ's new support group for parents of LGBTQ2SIA+ youth is here to help you navigate hard conversations, meet other parents and have a safe space to talk about what's going on and how to create a better environment for our kids. To learn more and to join this group, contact Morgan Allen at [email protected]
Register Now! Spring 2021 CHAUTAUQUA Conference on Family Resilience: Resilience of LGBTQ+ Families: Pride and Celebration:

Join us for the 2021 Chautauqua Conference on Family Resilience- Resilience of LGBTQ+ Families: Pride and Celebration.

General Registration is $25

The first 50 students to register through the registration link will receive free admission to the conference. Once this hits capacity, the $25 General Registration fee will be required.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available!
New Year, New Me!

Starting in 2021, Oklahomans for Equality will offer scholarships for transgender persons seeking a name and gender marker changes. This scholarship will cover the cost of an attorney and all filing fees. 

Applicants will be chosen based on financial need and a dedication to volunteer service. This scholarship is open to anyone in Oklahoma, not just the Tulsa area. 

We will select scholarships monthly as funds allow. 
Oklahomans For Equality's Transgender Programming is launching a new Gender Marker and Name Change Scholarship fund! Help raise money for transgender and gender non-conforming folks in Oklahoma to secure funds for legal fees, gender marker change, and name change fees.

The full cost for each scholarship is $300, but any amount helps!
Support Group for Parents of Transgender People
1st Wednesday of the Month, 7:00 p.m.
Meets via Zoom

This group is here to support parents of transgender people at all stages of transition. Whether your child is 6 or 60, this group is for you to find community and connect to resources.

All participants must speak to one of the group facilitators before joining.
Trans Teen's Support Group
2nd and 4th Monday of the Month, 6:00 p.m.
Meets via Zoom

This support group is for all transgender teens, ages 13+. This group is welcome to trans boys, trans girls, non-binary teens, and everyone under the trans umbrella.

All participants must speak to one of the group facilitators before joining.
Support Group for Partners of Transgender People
2nd Wednesday of the Month, 7:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting

Support group for partners of transgender people. Whether your partner is just starting to transition or transitioned twenty years ago, you are welcome to come to talk and find community.
Non-binary Support Group

2nd Wednesday of the Month, 7:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting

Support group for anyone who identifies outside the gender binary. Whether you identify as non-binary, genderfluid, genderqueer, or agender, everyone is welcome!
Brought To You Bi the Letter B Virtual Programming
2nd and 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.
Meets via Zoom

Our Bi Support Outreach group is now Virtual! The program exists to provide support, encouragement, education, and social opportunities for all Bisexual and Pansexual, Curious, & Questioning individuals. The group will meet virtually via Zoom. You will be able to access it via Video, Chat, and/or telephone.

Please call 918-798-1054 or email Daniel Buck with the link below for more information.
Coming Out Workshop
1st and 3rd Monday of the Month, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting

Free to participate, this one-day course is designed for individuals coming to terms with their sexuality with presentations on how to come out to family, friends, and coworkers. Question and answer session in a supportive and informed environment.

Please contact our OKEQ Mental Health services at 918-938-6538 or click the button below to schedule.

Our clinic is open to provide the healthcare services our community needs. Right now, our clinic is taking patients for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and PrEP.

If you are interested in starting or continuing care, please contact the OKEQ Health Clinic by calling 918-938-6537. If you want to make an appointment, follow the link below.
The Equality Health Alliance strives to connect the LGBTQ+ community with friendly healthcare providers. With our searchable database, patients can find doctors based on their specialty and accepted insurance.

We provide healthcare professionals with training on working with the LGBTQ+ community and follow-up support and education on evolving best practices. All participating healthcare providers must show a commitment to being an affirming and welcoming place for the LGBTQ+ community.

As we are still getting started, our database is small, but it is growing. If you would like to look at our database, click here.
Oklahomans for Equality Sponsors


George Kaiser Family Foundation
Flint Family Foundation
Sanford and Irene Burnstein Foundation
Boomtown Tees
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
Temple Israel
Bank of Oklahoma
Phillips 66
Creoks Mental Health Services
Phillips Theological Seminary
Dennis R. Neill and John Southard
Kelly Kirby CPA
Dwight Kealiher
Timothy T. Cole and Chance Phillips
Larry Ward
Richard and Debra Gordon
Sasha and Ethan Warlick
Jason McVicker and Justin Clary
Joe and Nancy McDonald
The Estate of John Raveill
Al and Renee Carlozzi
Marylyn Tippeconnic
Barbara Abercrombie and Tery DeShong
Cynthia Phillips and Chere Gibbs
William Murphy and Todd Holland
Joe Hukills
David Nelson
Christopher and Michael Brecht-Smith
Mark Fitch
Daniel S. Burnstein and Martin Martinez
Kristopher Wilmes and Dusty Gross
Danny Thomason 
GOOGLE
College Hill Presbyterian Church
Darci Hazelwood and Sharon Kimberlin
Sue Welch and Marcy Smith
Anonymous
Trevor Project
Linda Ford
ONEOK
Fellowship Congregational Church UCC
AEP/PSO
Harry Cramton
Jane Wiseman
Runnymeade Foundation
Jacob and Lacey Grinnell 
George McCauslan and Rusty Clyma  
James Monroe
Bob and Oliver Dale Hanson
Williams
Peter Athens

Counseling Services: Please contact the counselor directly to schedule a virtual appointment.
Allison Ikley-Freeman
Allison Ikley-Freeman, LPC, is passionate about assisting individuals who are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community who experience a range of concerns and issues. Individual, youth, and adolescent counseling is available on a sliding fee scale based on income. 

Please call 918-938-6538 and select option 2 to make an appointment or send her an email at [email protected].
OSU - Tulsa Counseling Services
The Oklahoma State Tulsa Counseling Center is an LGBTQ+ affirming center located in Main Hall of OSU Tulsa. You do not have to be affiliated with OSU to benefit from these services! Our center offers clients from OKEQ sessions for only 5 dollars. Each member of our counseling team receives additional training and supervision in LGBTQ+ issues and is excited to work with clients from OKEQ.

Please contact us at 918-594-8568 for more information or to schedule an appointment. 
Regularly Scheduled Programming
Gender Support Program
Wednesdays
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. 
 
The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals.

A first time interview is required before attending your first meeting. Email
Support Group for Parents of Transgender People

1st Wednesday of the Month at 7:00 p.m.
Meets via Zoom

The program is providing support, education, and social opportunities for parents of transgender people.

A first time interview is required before attending your first meeting. Email  
or
Support Group for Partners of Transgender People

2nd Wednesday of the Month at 7:00 p.m.

The program is providing support, education, and social opportunities for partners of transgender and non-binary individuals. Ages 18+.

A first time interview is required before attending your first meeting. Email  
or
SAGE Tulsa 
Every Tuesday
10:00 am to 12:00 pm

"drop in for coffee" 
Facilitated by
John Madigan
OkEq Board Meeting
Virtual
Thursday, March 11th, 6:00 p.m.
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center.
All Oklahomans for Equality board meetings are open to all OkEq members.
Support Group for Transgender Teens

2nd & 4th Monday of the Month at 6:00 p.m.
Meets via Zoom

The program is providing support, education, and social opportunities for transgender teenagers 13+.

A first time interview is required before attending your first meeting. Email 
Alphabet Soup Youth Group

Join us for Alphabet SOUP, where all letters are welcome! Alphabet SOUP is dedicated to supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) youth by providing fun group activities, community, and volunteer opportunities. Alphabet SOUP’s primary goals are providing Services, Outreach, Unity, and Preparation for adulthood -- or SOUP -- to LGBTQIA+ youth ages 13-17. It will be Every Saturday Upstairs area of the Dennis R Neill Equality Center!

Email  
for more information.
Children/Siblings of Trans*/Non-Binary Individuals Support Group
This program is for youth ages 8-18 that have trans* parents or siblings. This group will provide support, education and social opportunities for those living with trans* family members. Attendees must have approval from the facilitator to participate. Please contact Krissy at [email protected].
Brought to You Bi 
the Letter B 
2nd & 4th Monday
of each month 
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
 
Bisexual support group hosted virtually. Tell all your friends. The group is open to all bi/pan/queer/fluid+ folks and their allies. Please call 918-798-1054 or email Daniel Buck with the link below for more information.
Tulsa Area
Prime Timers
2nd Tuesday of the Month
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit
more information.
Survivors of Conversion Therapy T.E.A (Therapy Experienced Anew)
Every Monday at 7:00 p.m.
Over 113,000 LGBTQIA+ individuals have been subjected to Conversion Therapy. T.E.A is a new group that will utilize several different activities to help you take your narrative back and find peer support along the way. Come, sit, and spill the tea with us on this journey to the most authentic you.

Call, text, or email Jess Branston at 918-924-5624 [email protected]
Equality Game Night
2nd Friday of the Month
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Looking for something fun to do on a Friday night? Wanna meet up with friends and make new ones? Do you have board games or video games you've been eager to play? Then Equality Gaming Night is for you!
Community Partners
The Equality
Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and community.
H.O.P.E. 
HIV Testing Schedule

 2nd and 4th Saturday of the Month
from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00p.m.
provided by H.O.P.E. Testing
 
Check www.okeq.org for testing dates.
OkEq Staff
Alex Wade
Medical Services Director
He / Him / His


Krissy Dudley
Administrative Coordinator
She / Her / Hers
Anna Them Puhl
Technical Coordinator
They / Them / Theirs

Morgan Allen-White
Center Director
She / Her / Hers

Kao Morris 
BIPOC Program and Digital Media Coordinator
He / Him / His
Donovid Sekulits
LatinX Outreach and Library Services Coordinator
He / Him / el
Lily Piña
Nurse Practitioner
She / Her / Hers
Luke Scuitto
Membership Coordinator
He / Him / His
Shay Brewer
Operations Manager
He / Him / His
Donna Mathews
Grant Coordinator
She/Her/Hers
Tracy Allen
SAGE
He / Him / His
Toby Jenkins
CEO/Executive Director
He / Him / His

OkEq Board and Trustees
Executive Committee
Chris Brecht-Smith - President
Stacy Turner - Vice President
Will Vaughn - Secretary
Paul Allen - Treasurer
Bob Hanson - Member at Large

Board of Directors
Laura Arrowsmith, D.O.
Angelyn L. Dale, Esq.
Allison Ikley-Freeman
Joe Guetlein
Darci Hazelwood, D.O.
Corey Thompson
Monique Washington
Justin Ross
Shannon Gordon Fair


Trustees
Shawna Baker, Esq.
Dan Burnstein
Kirk Holt
Cynthia Phillips
Kris Wilmes 




Board of Advisors
Aderyn Lonigan, C.P.A.
Amairani Perez
Christian Fencer
Cray Flyn
Crista Patrick
Dani Byrd
Denise Reid
Matt Else, D.O.
Elizabeth Ortiz
Jane Wiseman
Joann Frizell
Karen Keith Wilkins, Esq.
Stephen Rundell
Ty Morgan
Whitney Cipolla




Oklahomans for Equality
Reduced Hours: Please Call before you visit 
621 E. 4th St. 
Tulsa, OK 74120