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Thursday, August 14

Appeals court throws out last-ditch challenge to Ore. domestic partnerships

Source: Eugene Register Guard , Just Out , Oregonian , Salem News (BRO press release) OR anti-gay initiatives A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an attempt to force a vote on Oregon's domestic partnership law. Opponents the law sued after elections officials said in October 2007 that they...

Posted to Qblog (Weblog) by external blog Qnews : nw:gaynews on 08-14-2008
Thursday, August 14

Appeals court throws out last-ditch challenge to Oregon domestic partnerships

Source: Eugene Register Guard , Just Out , Oregonian , Salem News (BRO press release) OR anti-gay initiatives A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an attempt to force a vote on Oregon's domestic partnership law. Opponents the law sued after elections officials said in October 2007 that they...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 08-14-2008
Wednesday, June 11

Report: Oregon anti-gay group stops repeal effort on DP and equality laws

Source: Just Out blog Portland's gay newspaper, Just Out , reports on its blog that an anti-gay group has abandoned its effort to collect signatures for three initiatives that would have asked voters to repeal Oregon's domestic partnership law and anti-discrimination laws. Just Out reports that...

Posted to Qblog (Weblog) by external blog Qnews : nw:gaynews on 06-11-2008
Wednesday, June 11

Report: Oregon anti-gay group abandons repeal effort on DP and equality laws

Source: Just Out blog , Basic Rights Oregon OR anti-gay initiatives Portland's gay newspaper, Just Out , reports on its blog that an anti-gay group has abandoned its effort to collect signatures for three initiatives that would have asked voters to repeal Oregon's domestic partnership law and...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 06-11-2008
Wednesday, May 21

Oregon's marriage-equality ban upheld by appeals court

Source: Oregonian , Court decision , Statesman Journal Oregon's second-highest court today upheld a 2004 ballot measure that limits marriage to heterosexual couples. The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled a week after the California Supreme Court struck down that state's ban on same-sex marriage as...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 05-21-2008
Tuesday, March 25

Commentary: Passage of either Oregon anti-gay amendment would have chilling effect

Source: Salem Statesman-Journal by Todd Simmons Oregon voters may well face two issues this fall that many people probably think were resolved some time ago: the state's new anti-discrimination and domestic-partner laws. Although some are trying to characterize those potential ballot measures as...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 03-25-2008
Tuesday, March 25

Commentary: Passage of either Oregon anti-gay amendment would have chilling effect

Source: Salem Statesman-Journal by Todd Simmons Oregon voters may well face two issues this fall that many people probably think were resolved some time ago: the state's new anti-discrimination and domestic-partner laws. Although some are trying to characterize those potential ballot measures as...

Posted to Qblog (Weblog) by external blog Qnews : nw:gaynews on 03-25-2008
Monday, March 10

Editorial: Anti-gay bigotry at heart of Oregon initiative to repeal domestic partnerships

Source: Ashland Daily Tidings Oregon partnerships We feel more sadness than outrage at the news that several Oregon Republican legislators have filed initiative measures to repeal basic civil liberties granted to gay and lesbian couples in this state. Sad because we know this means the state is in for...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 03-10-2008
Monday, March 03

Initiative filed to repeal Oregon domestic partnerships

Source: PlanetOut , Oregonian , Willamette Week Oregon partnerships Two Oregon state senators have filed an initiative to repeal the state's new domestic partnership law. The supporters of the repeal have until July 3 to collect 83,000 signatures to put their petition on the November ballot, according...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 03-03-2008
Tuesday, October 09

Oregon group applauds failure of anti-gay measure | Salem News

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Anti-gay activists have fallen short in their attempt to force a referendum on Oregon's recently passed domestic partnership law. 60,531 raw signatures were submitted, but after checking the signatures for duplications and other errors, the Secretary of State determined that the...

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