Conservative commentators have likened Monday's protest to the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But others have noted that it was largely peaceful.
The occupying of the Oklahoma State Capitol by transgender rights activists has sparked an online debate about whether the demonstration is comparable to the January 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection by Trump supporters., around 150 people entered the building on Monday, protesting two bills introduced to the state senate that would restrict gender-related healthcare.
Footage taken by Nick Camper, a reporter for local news channel KFOR, shows activists chanting"trans lives matter" in the main atrium of the capitol. In other clips, they can be seen shouting"protect trans kids" and"we are Oklahoma." Later, protesters appear on balconies on the floors above chanting:"This is our house.
The Oklahoma State Capitol building on June 28, 2013 , and LGBTQ rights supporters gather at the Texas State Capitol to protest state legislation on September 20, 2021, in Austin, Texas. A protest by transgender activists in Oklahoma on Monday has been described as an"insurrection."The demonstration occurred on the same day that Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt gave his State of the State address, in which he endorsed Senate Bill 122.
However, social media users have been quick to use the February 6 demonstration to draw parallels with the January 6, 2021 riots, insinuating that the trans protesters would receive different treatment.
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