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Maine is the 17th state About 60 Texans, including rabbis, pastors, Buddhist monks and Unitarian leaders, rally together Oct. 26 at Tarrytown Baptist Church to mobilize support against a state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman. to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orienta World Beat Rock MUSIC MILLENNIUM Soul Womens Oldies Jazz Folk Gospel Cajun Country tion and the seventh to protect transgender people that today’s results show is that it is profoundly wrong New Age Bluegrass from discrimination. and profoundly un-American to put the rights of a Soundtracks Musicals Lounge Big Band Comedy Reggae Spoken Word and more... small minority of Americans up for a popular vote. This is not democracy; this is tyranny of the majority. No one would tolerate this being done to any other minority, but it’s still open season on gay people.” NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire Panel Votes Against Civil Unions MUSIC JjR.___ NW PORTLAND • 23rd & NW Johnson • 248-0163 A New Hampshire panel that has been meeting since last spring voted 8-3 on Nov. 7 to reject recom mending the state officially recognize same-sex civil Hundreds of people gather Nov. 7 in Portland, Maine, to urge voters to reject discrimination. unions, with the chairman saying, “If we adopt this, Portland Metro Real Estate it'll be no more than an experiment that we inflict on . Steve Buchert I Residential Broker our children.. .I’m not prepared to use the children “Today’s win proves that dogged, grassroots of this state as guinea pigs.” organizing can overcome the lies and smears of anti- gay zealots and the profound unfairness of having minority rights put up for a popular vote,” said Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and MONTANA Montana Town Hires Gay Liaison Officer Lesbian Task Force. “After the marriage amendment Openly gay Missoula, Mont., police Sgt. Scott Oak losses we’ve experienced over the last 12 months, this is adding the job of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender is a much-needed victory for our national move and intersex liaison to his already full list of duties. ment—it proves we can win statewide contests. Every Police Chief Rusty Wickman created the post after an lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender American is October attack on two students that involved anti-gay deeply indebted to the staff and volunteers of Maine slurs, The Missoulian reported Nov. 10. 503.970.3801 Buchert@Hasson.com hassom Won’t Discriminate and to the people of Maine for embracing fairness and rejecting bigotry.” TEXAS Texas Approves Marriage Amendment CALIFORNIA Court Urged to Uphold Marriage Ruling In a brief filed Nov. 9 in the California Court of Appeal in San Francisco, Lambda Legal, the National REALTORS D avid W. O wens ■■■■"" Texas became the 19th state to approve a constitu Center for Lesbian Rights and the American Civil tional amendment limiting marriage to opposite-sex Liberties Union explain why the trial court was correct P.C. & ASSOCIATES couples Nov. 8. The amendment, which was support in ruling that, under the state constitution, same-sex A ttorneys at L aw ed by a 3-1 margin, also prohibits communities from couples cannot be barred from marrying. legalizing same-sex unions. “The California (Constitution guarantees each of us “Education is a long-term effort that cynical poli the right to choose the person with whom we wish to tics can never stop,” said Joe Solmonese, Human join in marriage. The state is violating this fundamen Rights Campaign president. “These amendments are tal right by excluding same-sex couples from marriage part of a long-standing effort by the extreme right to because of their gender and sexual orientation,” the eliminate any legal recognition for gay people and our brief states. “Marriage is far more than a bundle of families. The volunteers and hard-working team at No tangible benefits. It is a status of profound personal, Nonsense in November should be proud of their work social and often spiritual affirmation, expressing the against this amendment. This fight for fairness isn’t commitment of two individuals to one another for better or for worse.’ ” © over, and we won’t give up.” Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said in a statement: “All Compiled by S arah Dot » her serving the community since 1975 • Serving Oregon & Washington 503°224°3100 ESTATE PLANNING NEEDS WILLS • TRUSTS • ADVANCE DIRECTIVES POWER OF ATTORNEY DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS GUARDIANSHIPS AND CONSERVATORSHIPS www owens-law com • 101 SW MAIN, SUITE 700 • Portland, Oregon 97204 • Parking Validated 3Z ••
