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Basic Rights Oregon This
Thanksgiving BRO is thankful for the donor matching
all gifts-up to $5,000-for Basic Rights Education Fund
through the Give!Guide.

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Yesterday at 3:31pm
Sarah Morrigan

Sarah Morrigan on a related note the Senate bill also seeks to prevent undocumented immigrants from purchasing health insurance, even if they paid out of their own pocket. it also will effectively make all insurance companies, doctors and hospitals an immigration police, just like REAL ID did to all state DMVs. http://www.congress.or...g/news/2009/11/19/senate_bill_excludes_illegal_immigrants

Congress.org - News : Senate bill excludes illegal immigrants
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Mon at 5:48pm
Sarah Morrigan

Sarah Morrigan apparently there is a new 5% federal sales tax on sex changes proposed in the Senate version of health care bill. http://www.congress.org/news/2009/11/23/seven_quick_fixes_to_health_care

Mon at 5:42pm · Report
Jack Elliott

Jack Elliott Here's a personal project I am working on. How would you rate your city for living in, as a gay person?

November 21 at 11:18am · Report
Jack Elliott
Jack Elliott
I worry I get too dependant on living in Portland, protected by those 'burbs(I know I am channeling 'Pricsilla', here) and have lost any feel for what it is really like to live in smaller cities in Oregon, N. California and Washington. I fled ultra-small towns for the relatively safety of metro areas in the 70's. Now, I would like to know how ... See Morethings may or may not have changed. I think it would be best if you just answered to my FB page. If you aren't on my friend's list and have something you would like to contribute, just send me a message or a friends request. What you think about your support groups, reasons why you live where you live, the towns you live in and the difference between your life and what you would think it would be like if you lived in a city of 250k population or better would be interesting. The good and the bad are all of interest to me. If you think there is a difference for gay citizens of your town and say Portland or Eugene, please be specific and long winded. Thanks to those who want to play. This info is just for my interest, if that ever changes, I would not share this info without your express permission. Unless I greatly miss the mark there won't be that many of you that have the time or interest in responding. Thanks, in advance.
November 21 at 3:24pm
Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon Today is Transgender Day of Rememberence. 6-9PM PSU Smith Memorial Union Rm 228 visit www.qrc.pdx.edu for more information.

Transgender Day of Remembrance - list of 2009 Trans Deaths
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The number of Transgender Deaths has doubled within one year. As of Oct 22 2009 there has been 95 deaths calculated the year year before there were 47. We are people, We have faces, We have families, ...
November 20 at 9:05am
Shannon Michael

Shannon Michael What do people think about a BRO/queer night at a Vote Yes for Oregon phone bank?

November 19 at 2:30pm · Report
Basic Rights Oregon
Basic Rights Oregon
QPOWER just decided to do a night on the phones with the Yes for Oregon campaign. Maybe other groups would be willing to join BRO & QPOWER as well?
November 19 at 7:07pm
Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon NY will continue to recognize same sex marriages from other states. They stopped short of legalizing marriage, leaving it up to the legislature.

NY High Court Upholds Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay me
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A challenge to New York's recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere has failed in a 4-3 ruling by the state's highest court, the Ithaca Journal reports:
November 19 at 11:20am
Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon Appearently, putting marriage equality up for a vote is a violation of D.C.'s Human Rights Act. This is amazing.

D.C. board won't allow gay marriage ban on ballot - USATODAY.com
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A measure to let voters decide whether to ban same-sex marriages in D.C. cannot go on the ballot because it would violate a city human rights law, the Board of Elections and Ethics ruled Tuesday.
November 18 at 11:40am
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Mike Little
Mike Little
Good news ... and more to come.
November 18 at 3:41pm
Jeana Frazzini
Jeana Frazzini
Yes!
November 19 at 11:55am
Scott Anthony Evans

Scott Anthony Evans BRO, I need your help! Jeanna, Alex, whoever can help me with a Portland vigil for Steven Mercado, please contact me. I have a number of cities participating, and I need to show the people of Puerto Rico that we are with them. See my page for the vigil info, and contact me to help!

November 17 at 5:30pm · Report
Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon Is this a trend? This already happened in AZ. Stripping people of DP benefits seen as a cost saving measure.

Ala. legislator seeks to block same-sex benefits | GadsdenTimes.com | Gadsden Times | Gadsden, AL
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An Alabama legislator is picking up support for his bill to stop the states public universities from offering employee benefits to same-sex couples.Rep. DuWayne Bridges, R-Valley, said he has prepared a bill for the
November 17 at 9:54am
Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon Willamette Week’s Give!Guide, an easy way to get Oregonians involved, Make your gift to Basic Rights Education Fund today by going to http://bit.ly/GiveGuide

November 16 at 2:19pm
Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon Marriage Equality may pass next month in D.C., despite threats from the Catholic Church.

Lawmakers Defy Church Pressure on DC Gay Marriage - NYTimes.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington wants the city to change its proposal to legalize same-sex marriages to exempt the church from the law, but so far city council members aren't budging.
November 16 at 10:03am
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Scott McKnight
Scott McKnight
Time to take away tax exemption for churches.
November 17 at 11:09am
Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon In the middle of a great marriage training session in Cottage Grove for small town community leaders.

November 15 at 3:10pm
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Holly Barbour
Holly Barbour
Can you do this in Collumbia County?!
November 16 at 5:56pm
Basic Rights Oregon
Basic Rights Oregon
Holly - we'd love to host a training in Columbia County! Give Thomas @ BRO a call: 503-222-6151 x103 and we can make a plan. Thanks for the invite.
November 16 at 6:44pm
Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon Hey Eugene in two days we received 50 fans! Let's see if we can make it 100 by the end of the weekend. Suggest BRO to 5 people today!

November 13 at 4:10pm
Melody Pierce
Melody Pierce
Good goin. You have my FULL support. I am a hetero, not like that matters, but I believe in civil rights. I'm only one vote. Only one person. But every addition to the pail makes it full. Here is my pebble
November 13 at 7:46pm
Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon Gay political party in the Phillipines is rejected on grounds of immorality. Commission states "gays are a threat to youth."

Comelec says gay party 'immoral' | ABS-CBN News Online Beta
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MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday rejected Ang Ladlad for party-list accreditation on the grounds that the party advocates "sexual immorality" and "immoral doctrines."
November 13 at 2:48pm