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While same-sex couples living in Oregon are afforded some protections with broad domestic partnership legislation, only marriage can bring full clarity and respect for all relationships. Oregonians from across the state are working hard to move enough voters to be able to repeal an anti-marriage amendment in order to win true fairness and equality.  This requires winning a statewide ballot initiative in support of marriage. To join the effort, get involved with Basic Rights Oregon and Marriage Matters to Me, a grassroots campaign to get Oregonians talking to each other about marriage by creating and sharing videos. 

HISTORY

In 2004, Oregon voters joined voters in twelve other states by supporting an anti-marriage constitutional amendment which wrote discrimination into Oregon's constitution. Afterwards, Basic Rights Oregon and allies across the state began working immediately to secure as many protections and responsibilities for same-sex couples and their families as were possible after discrimination was written into the state constitution. In 2007, Oregon passed domestic partnership in the state legislature. 

Status: Broad Domestic Partnership, Anti-Marriage Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

Basic Rights Oregon: Oregon's central state organization committed to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity