All posts tagged "Oregon"
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Gay Teacher in Oregon Wins $90K Settlement
A school district that once banned Pride flags will pay $90,000 to settle a gay teacher's "hostile work environment" lawsuit.
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Senators Tried to Block Pro-Trans Bill. Now They Can’t Run for Re-Election.
A group of Republican state senators in Oregon have been barred from seeking re-election after launching a walkout to block a "shield law."
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Naked Cyclists Attacked In Alleged Hate Crime
Several naked cyclists were attacked in Portland, Oregon, in what authorities are calling a hate crime.
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Tina Kotek, Out Lesbian, Declares Victory in Oregon Governor’s Race
Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek’s campaign has declared victory in the state’s gubernatorial race based on reported projections from The Oregonian/OregonLive and Oregon Public Broadcasting. Although The Associated...
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Appeals Court Rules that Beauty Pageant May Bar Trans Contestant
A federal appeals court has ruled that beauty pageants can’t be forced to accept transgender contestants under the First Amendment. A three-judge panel of the...
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Police Seek Suspects in Assault of Oregon Trans Woman
Police are seeking four suspects in a possible hate crime, in which a transgender woman was assaulted in the West University neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon,...
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Defendant in Anti-Gay Stabbing Runs Naked Through Traffic
A man charged with a hate crime for the stabbing of a gay bar patron was arrested for running naked in traffic.
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Election Report: Very Few LGBTQ Victories On A Tumultuous Night
On a primary election night of surprise twists and turns, victories by LGBTQ candidates were rare, with the bulk of success occurring in state legislative...
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Oregon man accused of using Grindr to attack a gay man, beating him with a wooden club
An Oregon man faces hate crime charges for allegedly targeting a gay man on Grindr and beating him with a club in order to kill...
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3 LGBTQ political organizations endorse lesbian House Speaker Tina Kotek’s bid for Oregon governor
A coalition of three LGBTQ political organizations has endorsed Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek’s bid to become the state’s next governor, succeeding Gov. Kate Brown...
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Tucker Carlson calls it “confusing” that bisexual Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is married to a man
Fox News host Tucker Carlson got sidetracked by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's bisexuality amid a rant on mask mandates.
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Oregon couple builds huge Pride flag to counter local school board’s ban on LGBTQ symbols
An Oregon couple constructed a huge Pride display to protest their local school board's ban on Pride flags and other "divisive" symbols.
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Oregon man threatens to stone Black city official for being a ‘gay sinner’
A gay city manager claims a man called him "a sinner for being gay" and said he needed "to be stoned"
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Oregon governor signs bill barring LGBTQ panic defense for violent crimes
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill barring the use of the so-called LGBTQ "panic" defense by people accused of murder.
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U.S. Supreme Court lets Oregon district’s transgender bathroom policy stand
Justices allow lower court rulings finding trans kids do not threaten privacy of cisgender peers to stand
