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Judge consolidates lawsuits seeking to overturn Ore. gay marriage ban
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage might be overturned before voters receive their ballots this fall. A federal judge in Eugene on Wednesday decided to consolidate two lawsuits alleging Oregon’s ban violates the U.S. Constitution. Judge Michael McShane, an Obama appointee, set oral arguments for April 23. Portland attorneys Lake Perriguey and Lea […]
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Oregon investigators: Bakery unlawfully discriminated against lesbian couple
PORTLAND, Ore. — A suburban Portland bakery violated the civil rights of a same-sex couple by refusing to bake a cake for the women’s wedding, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries said Friday.
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Oregon school district settles lawsuit over anti-gay bullying
EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene, Ore. School District has paid $5,000 to settle an Oregon lawsuit that accused it of failing to stop students at a middle school from bullying and harassing a boy they perceived as gay.
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Police investigating attack on Oregon gay man as possible hate crime
OREGON CITY, Ore. — Police are investigating a possible hate crime attack on a gay man and his friend at the Bagby Hot Springs located in the Mount Hood National Forest, east of Portland.
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Oregon coalition says it has collected enough signatures for marriage vote
PORTLAND, Ore. — Marriage equality supporters said Monday they have collected the required signatures to put an initiative before voters in 2014 aimed at repealing the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Duncan’s Bar Mitzvah – A Call for Freedom to Marry
On November 9, 2013, Duncan McAlpine Sennett became a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Beth Israel in Portland, Oregon. During this important rite of passage for a Jewish 13 year old, the Bar Mitzvah gives a speech or “D’var Torah” relating the biblical text to their own lives and passions.
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Nike launches PAC to support marriage equality campaign in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon-based Nike, Inc., on Tuesday announced it had formed the Nike Equality PAC, a foundation to raise money in support of marriage equality.
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Oregon to begin recognizing same-sex marriages performed out-of-state
SALEM, Ore. — The state of Oregon will now recognize the marriages of same-sex couples who legally wed out of state, according to a report by the Willamette Week.
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Portland Trail Blazers first NBA team to support marriage equality
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers have become the first NBA team to publicly support marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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Bakers say gay activists used ‘mafia-style tactics’ to shut down their business
The owners of an Oregon bakery at the center of a complaint for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple are speaking out, and say gay rights activists used “militant” and “mean-spirited, mafia-style tactics” to shut down their business.