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Measure 13: The Minority Status and Child Protection Act
T h is is th e b a llo t title, q u e stio n an d su m m a r y y o u w ill fin d o n y o u r N o v e m b e r 1994 g e n e r a l elec tio n b a llo t
B A L L O T T IT L E : A M E N D S C O N S T IT U T IO N : G O V E R N M E N T S C A N N O T A P P R O V E , C R E A T E C L A S S IF IC A ­
T IO N S B A S E D O N , H O M O S E X U A L IT Y
Q U E S T IO N : S h all c o n s titu tio n b a r g o v e rn m e n ts fro m c re a tin g c la s s ific a tio n s b a s e d o n h o m o se x u a lity o r s p e n d in g p u b lic
fu n d s in m a n n e r e x p re s s in g a p p ro v a l o f h o m o s e x u a lity ?
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S U M M A R Y : A m e n d s sta te C o n s titu tio n . G o v e rn m e n ts c a n n o t:
— c re a te c la ssific a tio n s b a se d o n h o m o s e x u a lity ;
— a d v is e o r te a c h c h ild re n , stu d e n ts, e m p lo y e e s th a t h o m o s e x u a lity e q u a te s le g a lly o r so c ia lly w ith race ,
o th e r p ro te c te d c la ssific a tio n s;
— s p e n d p u b lic fu n d s in m a n n e r p ro m o tin g o r e x p re s s in g a p p ro v a l o f h o m o se x u a lity ;
— g ra n t sp o u sa l b e n e fits, m a rita l sta tu s b a s e d o n h o m o s e x u a lity ;
— d e n y c o n s titu tio n a l rig h ts, serv iced d u e u n d e r e x is tin g sta tu te s.
M e a su re n o n e th e le ss a llo w s a d u lt lib rary b o o k s a d d re s s in g h o m o s e x u a lity w ith a d u lt-o n ly a c ce ss. P u b lic e m p lo y e e s ’p riv a te
la w fu l se x u a l b e h a v io rs m ay b e c a u se fo r p e rso n n e l a c tio n , i f th o se b e h a v io rs d is ru p t w o rk p lace.
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B e It E n a c te d b y th e P e o p le o f th e S ta te o f O re g o n :
T h e C o n s titu tio n o f th e S ta te o f O re g o n is a m e n d e d b y c r e a tin g a n e w s e c tio n to b e a d d e d a n d m a d e a
p a r t o f A rtic le 1. T h e n e w s e c tio n sh a ll b e k n o w n a s " T h e M in o rity S ta tu s a n d C h ild P ro te c tio n A c t"
a n d w ill re a d a s fo llo w s :
S e c tio n 4 1 : M IN O R IT Y S T A T U S B A S E D O N H O M O S E X U A L I T Y P R O H IB IT E D .
(1 ) In th e S ta te o f O re g o n , in c lu d in g all p o litic a l s u b d iv is io n s a n d g o v e r n m e n t u n its, m in o rity s ta tu s
s h a ll n o t a p p ly to h o m o s e x u a lity ; th e re fo re , a f f ir m a tiv e a c tio n , q u o ta s , s p e c ia l c la s s s ta tu s o r s p e c ia l
c la s s ific a tio n s su c h as " s e x u a l o rie n ta tio n ," " d o m e s tic p a rtn e rs h ip s " o r s im ila r d e s ig n a tio n s sh a ll n o t
b e e s ta b lis h e d o n th e b a s is o f h o m o s e x u a lity .
(2 ) C h ild re n , s tu d e n ts a n d e m p lo y e e s sh a ll n o t b e a d v is e d , in s tru c te d o r ta u g h t b y a n y g o v e r n m e n t
a g e n c y , d e p a r tm e n t o r p o litic a l u n it in th e S ta te o f O r e g o n th a t h o m o s e x u a lity is th e le g a l o r s o c ia l
e q u iv a le n t o f ra c e , c o lo r, re lig io n , g e n d e r, a g e o r n a tio n a l o rig in ; n o r s h a ll p u b lic fu n d s b e e x p e n d e d in
a m a n n e r th a t h a s th e p u rp o s e o r e ffe c t o f p r o m o tin g o r e x p r e s s in g a p p ro v a l o f h o m o s e x u a lity .
(a ) T h e S ta te o f O re g o n , p o litic a l s u b d iv is io n s a n d all u n its o f s ta te a n d lo c a l g o v e r n m e n t sh a ll n o t
g r a n t m a rita l s ta tu s o r s p o u s a l b e n e fits o n th e b a s is o f h o m o s e x u a lity .
(b ) T h e S ta te o f O re g o n , p o litic a l s u b d iv is io n s a n d all u n its o f s ta te a n d lo c a l g o v e rn m e n t, w ith re g a r d
to p u b lic e m p lo y e e s , s h a ll g e n e r a lly c o n s id e r p riv a te la w fu l s e x u a l b e h a v io r s a s n o n -jo b re la te d f a c ­
to rs , p r o v id e d s u c h f a c to rs d o n o t d is ru p t th e w o r k p la c e a n d th a t s u c h c o n s id e r a tio n d o e s n o t v io la te
s u b s e c tio n s (1 ) a n d (2 ).
(c ) T h o u g h s u b s e c tio n s (1 ) a n d (2 ) a re e s ta b lis h e d a n d in e ffe c t, n o u n it o f sta te o r lo c a l g o v e r n m e n t
s h a ll d e n y to p riv a te p e rs o n s b u s in e s s lic e n s e s , p e rm its o r s e rv ic e s o th e r w is e d u e u n d e r e x is tin g s ta t­
u te s ; n o r d e p riv e , n u llify , o r d im in is h th e h o ld in g o r e x e r c is e o f a n y r ig h ts g u a r a n te e d b y th e C o n s titu ­
tio n o f th e S ta te o f O re g o n o r th e C o n s titu tio n o f th e U n ite d S ta te s o f A m e ric a .
(d ) T h o u g h s u b s e c tio n s (1 ) a n d (2 ) a re e s ta b lis h e d a n d in e ffe c t, th is s e c tio n sh a ll n o t lim it th e a v a il­
a b ility in p u b lic lib ra rie s o f b o o k s a n d m a te ria ls w ritte n f o r a d u lts w h ic h a d d re s s h o m o s e x u a lity , p r o ­
v id e d a c c e s s to s u c h m a te ria ls is lim ite d to a d u lts a n d m e e ts lo c a l s ta n d a r d s a s e s ta b lis h e d th r o u g h th e
e x is tin g lib ra ry re v ie w p ro c e s s .
(3 ) T h e P E O P L E IN T E N D , th a t i f a n y p a rt o f th is e n a c tm e n t b e fo u n d u n c o n s titu tio n a l, th e r e m a in in g
p a rts s h a ll s u rv iv e in fu ll fo rc e a n d e ffe c t. T h is s e c tio n s h a ll b e in a ll p a rts s e lf-e x e c u tin g .
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