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Oklahoma town’s first openly gay mayor resigns over harassment, threats ‘bordering on violence’

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Adam Graham, the first openly gay mayor of The Village, a town just outside Oklahoma City, has resigned, writing in a resignation letter that he no longer feels safe enough to serve. “In the last month, I’ve been followed home from meetings, threatened while walking my dog, harassed at Starbucks and have had my tires slashed,” Graham wrote Monday in a letter to Bruce Stone, the city manager. He said certain sects of The Village’s population had recently become “emboldened” to pursue threats and attacks against him “bordering on violence.”

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The Independent

First openly gay mayor of Oklahoma town quitting over threats and harassment

‘These malicious bad-faith attacks are escalating and I no longer feel safe to serve’

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hill

Oklahoma town’s first openly gay mayor resigns over harassment, threats ‘bordering on violence’

Story at a glance Adam Graham, the first openly gay mayor of The Village, has resigned, citing concerns for his safety. Graham in a resignation letter said in the last month alone he had been follo…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

First openly gay mayor of Oklahoma town resigns, citing threats and harassment

The first openly gay mayor of a town in Oklahoma resigned Monday, citing an increase in threats to his personal safety in a letter to the town's city manager.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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NY Daily News

Openly gay mayor of Oklahoma city resigns over ‘threats and attacks bordering on violence’

"In the last month, I've been followed home from meetings, threatened while walking my dog, harassed at Starbucks and have had my tires slashed," Adam Grahah wrote in his resignation letter.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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NBC News

Oklahoma town's first openly gay mayor resigns, citing harassment

Adam Graham called it an "honor and a privilege to break boundaries," but said "certain elements of the population have recently become emboldened to pursue threats."

2 years ago·United States

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People

Oklahoma Town's First Openly Gay Mayor Resigns After Harassment, Threats: 'I No Longer Feel Safe to Serve'

Adam Graham, who was elected mayor of The Village in May, revealed that he has been 'followed home from meetings, threatened while walking my dog, harassed at Starbucks and have had my tires slashed'

2 years ago·United States

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