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reports that advance ticket sales are strong.
“We’re excited about enhancing the expe
rience o f all of our guests at this year’s event
through the new format and venue,” he says.
BRO’s biggest event o f the year might
have provided a near-perfect backdrop to an
nounce a decision on whether or not to begin
gathering signatures for a freedom to marry
ballot initiative for 2012’s general election.
But on September 12, it was announced that
BRO had convened a group of community
leaders and campaign professionals to help
determine whether to take that step.
Advice from the advisory group, along
with input from the LGBT and allied com
munity, will be used by BRO’s board of di
rectors to make a final decision in late O cto
ber or early November.
In a statement, BRO executive director
Jeana Frazzini said the decision is not one
they’re taking lightly, or making alone.
“This must be a shared responsibility be
tween Basic Rights Oregon, our coalition
partners and the community at large,” she
said. “We want to hear from the experts and
leaders on the Advisory Group as well as
from the larger LG BT and allied commu
nity, because we cannot move forward unless
we have a viable ballot measure as well as a
supportive and engaged base of support.”
Unlike states such as Iowa and New York
where the courts or legislatures have led the
way, the only way to achieve the freedom to
marry in Oregon is through a ballot mea
sure. A victory could make Oregon the first
state in the country to pass marriage equal
ity legislation by a vote of the people— as
well as the first state to overturn a constitu
tional amendment excluding same-gender
couples from civil marriage.
The advisory group— which includes Vic
tory Fund co-founder Terry Bean, Freedom
to Marry president Evan Wolfson, Oregon
State Representative Tina Kotek and Q_Ccn-
ter executive director Barbara McCullough-
Jones—will reconvene in late October to
make a recommendation to BRO.
In the meantime, those interested in sup
porting BRO’s efforts can do so during a ben
efit gala Saturday, September 17 at Q_Center
(4115 N. Mississippi Ave.) from 8 p.m. to 3
a.m. The event, “U N ITED: A Gaylabration,”
includes a cabaret-style lineup of local artists
performing songs centering on love and loss in
relationships. All proceeds go to the BRO
Education Fund. Tickets to the event are $35,
$55 for VIP.
Also offering a push in fundraising is
Mayor Sam Adams, who on September 13
traveled to New York City to help raise
money for the nonprofit.
For more information about BRO ’s “Ignite”
gala, visit basicrights.org. For more informa
tion on UNITED : A Gaylabration, visit gay
labration. org.
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Brady has officially launched her campaign to
replace incumbent Sam Adams in the race
for Portland’s mayoral seat. Brady kicked off
her campaign with a rally at Director Park in
Downtown Portland September 8, followed
by a march to City Hall where she filed her
official candidacy paperwork.
Brady joins former Portland Com mis
sioner Charlie Hales, State Representative
Jefferson Smith and community college stu
dent Max Brumm in the race. Brady is run
ning on a platform based on her successes as
a businesswoman, a civic leader and a savvy
innovator. You can also add civil rights ad
vocate to that list.
Near the beginning of her launch speech,
Brady related an aside regarding her daugh
ter Caitlin’s engagement to a woman as part
of a larger nod to the support for and from
her family throughout her career.
“[My husband Brian and I] raised our
four amazing children, Sadie, Casey, Caitlin
and C olin,” said Brady during her speech.
“We’re excited to be adding Caitlin’s fiancé,
Emily, to our family. And if I have anything
to say about it, it will be a legal wedding
right here in Portland next year.”
Brady spoke to Just Ow/just before press
time, saying that her support for her daugh
ters’ relationships— her stepdaughter Casey,
a lesbian, has also been in a same-sex rela
tionship for 10 years— is unwavering, noting
that there was no dramatic, coming-out
process involved.
“[Casey] told me she first had a girlfriend
about five years ago, and it was a fairly un
eventful process in an open-minded family,”
Brady said. “She’s grown up with straight
and gay family members and role models.”
Brady said that during her campaign, she
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