Tag Archives: LGBTQIA+

Just in time for Pride month, two LGBTQ+ landmarks in Portland enter National Register of Historic Places

The National Park Service has announced the listing of two new LGBTQ+ sites on the National Register of Historic Places: Erv Lind Field and McMenamins’ Crystal Hotel, formerly known as Hotel Alma. These listings mark Oregon’s second and third LGBTQ+ National Register designations, following the 2020 designation of the Darcelle XV night club. With approximately […]
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Oregon advocates launch campaign to protect abortion, gay marriage, trans care in constitution

On the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the national right to abortion, Oregon advocates launched an effort to enshrine abortion rights and protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state’s constitution. Organizers with LGBTQ+ advocacy organization Basic Rights Oregon, as well as the American […]
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Oregon advocacy groups launch ballot measure campaign to enshrine abortion, transgender health care rights in state constitution

Three Oregon advocacy groups are launching a ballot measure campaign to enshrine the right to abortion, transgender health care and same-gender marriage in the Oregon Constitution. Basic Rights Oregon, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon notified the state Elections Division on Monday of their plan to begin collecting […]
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Gov. Kotek officially proclaims June as Pride Month in Oregon, encourages observance

Today, Governor Tina Kotek issued an official proclamation declaring the month of June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Oregon, and encouraged Oregonians to observe and celebrate. Kotek herself identifies as a lesbian, and married her wife Aimee in 2017. Portland, Oregon has been a major site for Pride celebrations for years, including Pride parades, bicycle […]
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Kotek’s approved spending includes funds for LGBTQIA2S+ research

Oregon LGBTQ Project is noting special project funding from Gov. Tina Kotek’s signed budget bills this week. She approved $1.25 million for data about LGBTQIA2S+ people in Oregon. It was part of House Bill (HB) 5701, which she signed into law after putting some prospective funding projects on notice last week that they were at […]
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Red states threaten librarians with prison — as blue states work to protect them

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Dozens of measures advanced in recent years aim to either restrict which books libraries can offer and […]
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Portland-area church property offers new affordable housing for LGBTQ+ seniors

The Opal Apartments complex was built on a property owned by Christ United Methodist Church. After years of development, the Opal Apartments — a 54-unit complex serving LGBTQ+ seniors located in Cedar Mill, west of Portland — opened to the public on Thursday and will soon be filled with residents. At the opening ceremony, dozens […]
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America has reshaped education into red and blue versions

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. American states passed a blizzard of education laws and policies over the past six years that aim […]
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Few states cover fertility treatment for same-sex couples, but that could be changing

Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced bills but they’ve failed. Elizabeth Bauer was working out at the gym one morning last August when she got a phone call from her fertility nurse. It was a call that Bauer and her wife, Rebecca, had long been waiting for. Elizabeth dialed in Rebecca so they could […]
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State wants Oregon hospitals to think twice before cuts

Last week, when a truck hauling a wind turbine through eastern Oregon shut down I-84 east of Baker City for about 17 hours, it meant people in the area looking for a hospital to give birth would need to change plans quickly. In August, Saint Alphonsus Health System sparked controversy when it closed the maternity […]
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