Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1101: Purposes - Construction

A. This act provides for exclusive remedies within the state of

the policies for individuals alleging discrimination in employment

on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, creed,

age, disability or genetic information.

B. This act shall be construed according to the fair import of

its terms to further the general purposes stated in this section and

the special purposes of the particular provision involved.

C. Any policy, program, or statute that prohibits sex

discrimination shall be construed to forbid unfair treatment of

females or males in relation to similarly situated members of the

opposite sex. The state or its political subdivisions shall not be

prohibited from establishing distinctions between sexes when such

distinctions are substantially related to an important government

objective, including, but not limited to, biology, privacy, safety,

or fairness.