Oklahoma has a highly restrictive legislative landscape for transgender individuals, with numerous anti-trans bills introduced from 2023 to 2025. The state tracked 41 bills in 2023, 60 in 2024, and 34 in 2025, targeting healthcare, education, bathrooms, birth certificates, and more.
2023:
- SB 613: Signed by Governor Kevin Stitt in May 2023
- Prohibits irreversible gender transition surgeries and hormone therapies for minors under 18
- Penalties include felony charges and license revocation for providers
- Executive Order 2023-20 (August 1, 2023): Discriminates against transgender people in areas like school bathrooms and sports
2023 (41 bills tracked):
- Healthcare (bans on gender transition procedures), civil rights, education, sports, bathrooms, birth certificates, performance, other areas
2024 (60 bills tracked):
- Prohibited gender transition procedures for those under 21, puberty blockers, and hormone therapies for minors
- Barred public schools from using funds for instruction on sexual orientation or drag
- Restricted higher education DEI programs
- Required sex chromosome tests for gender recognition
2025 (34 bills tracked):
- Bans on requiring DEI statements from applicants
- Protections for adoptive parents based on beliefs about gender identity
- Prohibitions on state-funded DEI in higher education
| Name |
Party |
Chamber |
Key Actions |
| Gov. Kevin Stitt |
R |
Governor |
Signed SB 613 (2023), issued Executive Order 2023-20 |
| Date |
Event |
| May 2023 |
Gov. Stitt signs SB 613 (gender transition procedure ban for minors) |
| August 1, 2023 |
Gov. Stitt issues Executive Order 2023-20 |
| 2024 |
60 anti-trans bills tracked |
| 2025 |
34 anti-trans bills tracked |
- Governor's Office - SB 613 Signing
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2025/OK
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2023/OK
- ACLU Oklahoma - LGBT Rights
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2024/OK
Last updated: 2026-04-02