Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Defends Vetoing PBS Funding, Calls LGBTQ Child Programming 'Indoctrination'

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has defended his recent decision to veto funding for the state’s PBS station, calling the station’s LGBTQ programing directed at kids a form of “indoctrination.” Among the station’s shows was an educational segment featuring a drag queen named “Lil Miss Hot Mess” reading a book titled The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish. In April, Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill that would have continued taxpayer funding for the state’s Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA), through 2026. In a recent interview with...