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“ Teri Bunker, FNP
the Defense of M arriage Coalition
just KH N Kl* I w Considering
as able to collect more than twice the required
signatures, how confident are you feeling about our chances to defeat the
anti-gay am endm ent to the Oregon Constitution in November?
I
ts necessary to remember that these anti-gay
coalitions and other hate groups are usually
Christians, so their “grassroots” campaign prob­
ably consisted of a lot of preachers delivering the
anti-gay sermon from the pulpit in order to
encourage their congregations to sign the anti­
gay petitions— which I’m sure were strategically
placed near the front door of the churches. The
politics of Christianity is repugnant to most, and
I believe that a majority of Oregonians will see
through this thinly veiled assault on gays and
lesbians come November.
San Francisco
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I
made my decision to move to Oregon based
on the state’s history of allowing and support­
ing individual rights and freedoms and, at the
same time, celebrating the diversity that is Ore­
gon. The signatures were collected from a select
group, and while they are numerous (and maybe
more than we expected) my faith in Oregon
doesn’t allow me to believe that they represent
all of us, rather that we underestimated the size
of the group.
My partner and 1 believe that when all of
the voters in Oregon are canvassed, and not
just the selected who were approached on Sun­
day mornings, the outcome will support us.
Love will abide.
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nature to the Oregon Citizens Alliance battles
of the 1990s. I do not know if we can defeat this
measure, but we must try. To sit idly by means
certain defeat for anyone of a differing view than
the ultraconservative fearmongers.
Thank you for letting me have my say.
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o matter what, 1 think there are so many
other issues on the agenda that nobody is
taking our cause seriously. More importantly, I’m
not sure we as a gay/lesbian community are tak­
ing it seriously.
Our numbers make us a minority. How many
of our minority group are in serious, long-term^
committed relationships? That number must be
even fewer! If those of us who are not in com­
mitted relationships right now don’t have the
ability to see into their own futures, then our
numbers will be too few— and those of you who
are still waiting to meet the partner of your
dreams will have nothing more to carry into
your futures than regrets.
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know as a community with our friends and
our family behind us, we can overcome
E lizabeth S ager
anything. There is nothing stopping us other
Beaverton
than people who aren’t registered to vote! If
you haven’t gotten registered, you are holding
back your community and your future. You
the public have the power to take back your
hile it’s frightening how many signatures
the Defense of Marriage Coalition gath­ liberties.
This nation is supposed to be about equal
ered, 1 still think we h§ve a good chance of
defeating this amendment. I feel most Orego­ rights for all, not special rights for “some.”
nians believe in equal protection under the j Adding an amendment to the Oregon Consti­
law. It will take some serious community orga­ tution that excludes gay people from marrying is
nizing to get the vote out, but we can do it if making and giving straight people special rights!
It would also be, in effect, “legally” discriminat­
we work hard.
ing against a group of U .S. citizens.
So all you folks who don’t normally vote, get
We haven’t fought for the past 40 years to
out there! Throw a voting party and get your
take a step back 35 years! Get registered, get
friends to vote! My future children thank you.
going, and get voting to take back equal rights!
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Portland
Ms. Pride 2003
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t’s frightening to think that they collected as
many signatures as they did, but the fight is
far from over. As long as we don’t give up, even­
tually this wall will come down also.
L indsey M arple
Lake Oswego
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I
believe that those of us who are in favor of
freedom of choice and association and free­
dom to love and marry are in for another huge
fight in the upcoming elections, similar in
I
cannot believe the Defense of Marriage
Coalition turned in 244,587 signatures, the
highest number ever submitted for an initiative
measure in Oregon history. Don’t be delusional
and take it for granted that we can easily defeat
the anti-gay amendment— vote, be active, and
be politically aware so that the first step in the
right direction when Multnomah County issued
marriage licenses was not for nothing. FIGHT
and VOTE!
Y vonne R B ehrens
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1 . L r l j 0hn Edw ards skipping the vote on the Federal
M arriage Am endm ent? Were they running scared fronl an important civil
rights issue, or were they playing it safe to ensure victory in November?
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