> Cathy Cott, a 64-year-old semi-retired resident, asked the lawmakers why the Legislature had such an obsession with the LGBTQ+ citizens of the state, what people do in their personal lives and how they raise their children, according to the Tahlequah Daily Press, which first reported the remarks.

When she got no answer, she asked about the bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community.

“We are a Republican state — supermajority — in the House and Senate,” said Woods, R-Westville. “I represent a constituency that doesn’t want that filth in Oklahoma.”