OKLAHOMA CITY -- Advocates of gay and lesbian rights came to the Capitol in force Tuesday in hopes of meeting with Rep. Sally Kern, but they were told that the lawmaker who called homosexuality worse than "terrorists and Islam" was nowhere to be found.
About 300 people gathered to protest Kern's recent comments, which ended up on YouTube and drew national attention.
Robin Meyers, senior minister at Mayflower Congregational Church in Oklahoma City, said Kern's homophobic comments are a "national embarrassment for Oklahoma." See Video: Gay-rights advocates protest Oklahoma legislator
