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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2014 M NEWLYWED: a tradition continued with the progress of equality continued from PAGE 1 TCP: H ow did you fe d w hen it was overturned? B urned: W hen it was overturned that was a pretty big let dow n for a lo t o f people, hu t it was especially insulting because they sent us back our m oney [for the marriage license.] ... I was angry, disappointed and it was pretty crushing. You finally think you’ve achieved recognition and then they say “no, n o you haven’t ” I think it was one o f the steps that probably had to happen. W hen you’re n ot a p art o f a m inority group it can seem ready rem oved from you unless you know people. Once you know people and you know that they’ve been dis crim inated against its very hard to continue to say that it doesn’t matter. Following the removal o f the ban on same-sex marriage, Clackamas English instructor, Carol Burnell (right) and spouse Karyln R ood were able to celebrate their eleventh year anniversary in Portland, Ore. on May 31, 2014, in their own back yard. "In my day-to-day life what part of my identity is wrapped up in being a les bian? What does that have to do with anything, really? It becomes a big deal be cause our culture makes it be that way." identity is w rapped up in being a lesbian? W hat does that have to do w ith anything, really? It becomes a big deal because our culture makes it be that way. In term s o f how I’m deciding to raise m y kid o r m y job, how does it affect those things? It doesn’t, unless there is sqme k ind o f artificial barrier... I don’t get, I never thought it m ade sense. TC P: W hat do you see next for m arriage equality? B urnell: It’s always been a state thing [marriage]. States have always been die ones that decided; “this is how you get a license, this is how m uch it costs” and w ho can do your ceremony. O th e r states have always had to recognize marriages from other states except for gay marriage. That makes things tricky. You could go to another state, say someone was transferred to another job and all o f sudden they’r e not m arried anymore? That makes no sense, that doesn’t w ork for our country, [and] I do foresee that changing. I think w ithin five years that’ll be a done d e al It’s just a m atter o f tim e before all states have gay marriage, and then people can stop talking about it and live their lives. * -CAR O L BURNELL C arol B urnell is c o advisor to the GSA club. M eetings will start up again for students in th e rail b ut there is a Facebook group available to students. To jo in em ail carolb@clacka- m as.edu o r bruces@clacka- m as.edu. TCP: W hen was the third tim e you got married? Burnell: It was w hen Oregon passed domestic partnership. It was the same thing w ith the paperwork. W e h a d to get it notarized, which T tKougfit wAs interesting because y o u d o n ’t b a y e t o .g e t a m a r r ia g e lic e n s e n o ta r iz e d ... W e d id th a t a n d turned in o u r m oney and then we were domestic partners. W ith that paperwork we have some o f the same rights; we have m any o f the same rights in the state but certainly n o t any federal recognition. O regon same sex M ARRIAGE TIM ELIN E 2004—Measure 36 qualifies for the ballot TCP: A nd how you two have decided to get m arried a fourth time? B urnell: We have finally decided “you know, W ashington m ade it legal m aybe we should just go to Washington.” We could nave done it last year, which w ould have been our 10th anniversary but I wanted to hold out fo r Oregon. T hen we started reading in th e news that the judge was going to m ake a decision and it was going .to happen in May, so we were just waiting to see if he w ould m ake the decision and he d id ... It’s a little rom antic to get m arried again, bu t at the same tim e it’s also anticlimactic because it’s a paper anniversary. This isn’t o u r real wedding, we’ve already had that; we’re an old m arried couple already. We’ve been m arried for 11 years, it’s not the same as our first wedding but it is still very important. Graduation Time! It's that time of year! Stop by the Bookstore to purchase all of your graduation memorabilia, cards, tassels, and mementos to remember ypur accomplishments! If you have petitioned to walk, you can pick up your cap & gown at the Bookstore in Mcloughlin Hall. Please check website for extended hours. TCP: D o you thin k it is strange that some people in society see being gay as “w e ird : a Burnell: I’ve always found it weird that people thought that it was a big deal, o r that you would need to call that out as an identifying feature. In m y day-to-day life w hat p a rt o f m y CCC AHSD & GED Graduation Thursday June 12th, 2014 1 I 1 I I 2004 —Measure 36 passes and Oregon’s C onstitution is amended, banning gay mar- riage 2012— M arriage cam - paigns in four other states are able to secure victories at the ballot I 2014—Attorneys General in i O regon and Nevada (both 9th | Circuit states) announce they will not defend their respective same-sex marriage bans. 2014— U.S District Judge M ichael M cShane legalizes same-sex marriage. C heck out our ONLINE EXCLUSIVE “S ecular M arriage ” AT WWW.THECLACKAMAS- PRINT.COM Just South o f the college, comfortable place to meet, study, relax CCC College Graduation Friday June 13th, 2014 ► "I
