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News (USA)
Christian bakers’ case sent back to lower court in light of anti-LGBTQ+ Supreme Court ruling
Anti-gay bakers who refused a lesbian couple in 2013 while saying homosexuality is an abomination might get their fine overturned.
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News (USA)
Woman sues Oregon for denying her application to foster kids because she’s anti-LGBTQ+
Jessica Bates felt a sudden calling to help children – but only if those kids aren’t LGBTQ+
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News (USA)
Out Gov. Kate Brown commutes the sentences of all 17 of Oregon’s death row inmates
“I have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people.”
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Election 2024
Out lesbian Tina Kotek wins election as Oregon governor
Kotek was the longest-serving House speaker in Oregon history and used her position to secure greater LGBTQ rights.
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News (USA)
Oregon school district pulls students from camp over nonbinary counselors
Parents accused the teen and young adult counselors of “grooming” children.
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News (USA)
Angry dad claims school allows student-furries to wear leashes & pet one another
The school superintendent was forced to debunk the claim.
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Election 2024
Tina Kotek just got one huge step closer to becoming the nation’s first out lesbian governor
Tina Kotek is running to succeed out bi Gov. Kate Brown.
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News (USA)
GOP candidate loses her mind over menstrual products in school restrooms
“This is an absolute implosion of the family!” Republican candidate Bridget Barton said about the trans-inclusive new law.
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News (World)
Sha’Carri Richardson calls out racism after skater cleared to compete despite positive drug test
“I can’t qwhite put my finger on the difference here.”
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LGBTQ elders are suffering abuse but most won’t report it
LGBTQ elders reported alarming rates of poverty, discrimination, health care risk, and abuse in a new study from the state of Oregon.
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News (USA)
3 arrests made after trans woman is senselessly beaten while working at 7-Eleven
The victim was severely injured and then contracted COVID-19 while in the hospital, but she’s in good spirits and thankful for her community.
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News (USA)
Anti-vaxx employee of school district that banned Pride flags shows up to work in blackface
This is the latest in a series of racist incidents to take place in the Newberg School District.
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Politics
Tucker Carlson works himself into a rage because he doesn’t know what “bisexual” means
Tucker was enraged that Gov. Kate Brown is “a self-described bisexual” while she’s married to “a dude.” She cleared it right up for him with a comeback that killed him with kindness.
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Oregon school board bans Pride flags & Black Lives Matter signs
The board members in the overwhelmingly white community say the signs are “divisive” and could make some students feel less valued.
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Politics
City councilor facing calls to resign says gender identity is “magical thinking”
“If you have an outie you’re a male, and if you’re an innie you’re a female,” the councilman said in justification of his remarks, adding that he’s always been “woke” and fought in Vietnam.
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News (USA)
Oregon’s out governor signs bill banning gay & trans “panic” murder defense
The maneuver is usually attempted when an LGBTQ person is killed by someone they recently had sex with.
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News (USA)
Out Gov. Kate Brown set to ban lawyers from using “panic” excuse for killing LGBTQ people
“This legislation states, unequivocally, in Oregon, there is never an excuse for violence against transgender people.”
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CommentaryRepublicans frequently supported trans rights until the religious right gained control
A Republican state senator carried legislation in Oregon in the 80s. The Republican governor signed it without any concerns.
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News (USA)
Court allows Miss United States of America pageant to exclude transgender women
The pageant says it’s “not anti-transgender” but “just wants to be able to hold a pageant that is only for biological females.”
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Oregon’s governor accuses Trump administration of massive “deception” about coronavirus vaccine
“This is a deception on a national scale,” out governor Kate Brown alleged in a bombshell announcement that there is no national reserve.
















