Oklahoma Health Commissioner Lance Frye abruptly resigns
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October 22, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Health Commissioner Dr. Lance Frye unexpectedly resigned from the post on Friday, effective immediately, the state health department said.
Department spokesperson Rachel Klein said Frye "felt it was time to move on" from leading the agency.
His departure came a day after state Republican leaders, including Gov. Kevin Stitt, expressed outrage upon learning the health department in May issued a birth certificate with a nonbinary gender designation.
The birth certificate was issued as part of a settlement with an Oklahoma-born Oregon resident. The settlement was reac...
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