All posts tagged "Oregon"
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LGBTQ groups: Writings of 9th Circuit nominee Ryan Bounds are “disqualifying”
Writings from Ryan Bounds' college years reveal hostility towards communities of color and LGBTQ people
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ACLU moves to dismiss lawsuit challenging Oregon school district’s pro-transgender policy
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a motion asking to intervene in — and dismiss — a lawsuit that aims to dismantle a school...
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Oregon school attacked after claims they swapped American flag with Pride flag
Conservative radio show helped spread false information that led to school being bombarded with complaints
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Oregon councilor told gay man he’d spit on his grave after he dies of AIDS
Echo City Council was forced to issue an apology after Councilor Lou Nakapalau refused
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111 Methodist clergy come out in a very public way
Self-outing occurs on the eve of the United Methodist Church convention in Oregon
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Oregon bakery pays fine for discriminating against lesbian couple
The owners of the Oregon bakery at the center of a prominent LGBT discrimination case have paid a fine, plus interest, that was levied against them...
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Anti-gay bakery ordered to pay $135,000 to lesbian couple
Sweet Cakes was given a final order to pay damages
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Oregon bans gay conversion therapy for minors
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D), the nation’s first out bisexual governor, signed into law legislation on Monday that prohibits the practice of conversion or “reparative”...
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Kate Brown becomes nation’s first bisexual governor
Kate Brown is now the first out LGBT person to serve as governor in the U.S.
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Oregon’s Kate Brown to be Nation’s First LGBT Governor
Oregon Secretary of State to replace resigning Gov. John Kitzhaber
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Oregon Senate candidates spar over support for marriage equality
A debate over LGBT-rights erupted between the Republican and Democratic candidates in Oregon’s U.S. Senate race this week. But unlike nearly every other Senate race...
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Supreme Court refuses to halt Oregon same-sex marriages
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon in a one sentence order handed down Wednesday. The order, which came from the entire...
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Federal judge strikes down Oregon same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban, declaring the law unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Monday. “Because Oregon’s marriage laws discriminate on...
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Which state will win marriage equality next?
Read Justin Snow’s report on the Hawaii same-sex marriage vote here. Join our e-mail list. Follow @metroweekly
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Out-of-state same-sex marriages now recognized in Oregon
“Oregon agencies must recognize all out-of-state marriages for the purposes of administering state programs. That includes legal, same sex marriages performed in other states and...
