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together to give them an update on the
equality movement in Oregon, to get them
excited about about what’s happening in
the movement,” says BRO Development
Coordinator Juan Martinez. “It’s always an
interesting event.”
Now in its 17th outing, the program
takes place this year on Wednesday, April 21
in the Oregon Convention Center’s Port­
land Ballroom, and features Evan Wolfson
as keynote speaker.
Listed as one of Time magazine’s 100
most influential people in the world, Wolf-
son wrote the high-profile book Why Mar­
riage Matters: America, Equality and Gay
People's Right to Marry.
In 2002, he founded the national non­
profit Freedom to Marry, which works
through the legal system to further the
cause of LGBTQ_ marriage rights. Before
that, Wolfson served as an attorney for
the Lambda Legal Defense and Education
Fund, and was co-counsel in a landmark
legal battle, the Hawaii same-sex marriage
case Baehr v. Miike.
At the BRO luncheon, Wolfson will
discuss a national perspective on the bid
for marriage equality, and how Oregon can
impact the campaign.
“Evan’s going to be talking about why
Oregon’s role is very important and why
removing the ban in the Oregon state
constitution is important—which we’ll be
bringing to the ballot hopefully as soon as
2012,” Martinez says.
The theme of this year’s event, “A Com­
munity Conversation: The Business of
Equality” is meant to emphasize the broad-
reaching impact of the marriage equality
issue, and how it intertwines with many fac­
ets of society—how it is, in short, good for
commerce.
“Evan will be speaking to the business
community, encouraging them as to why it’s
important to step up for equality,” Martinez
says.
Tickets to the event are $75, and M ar­
tinez reports that sales have been strong.
“W e’re expecting 450 to 500 people in the
room,” he notes.
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