Marriage Equality

We noted yesterday that the Democratic Party was almost certainly adding Marriage Equality to its party platform at this year's convention, along with other supportive GLBTQ policies.

We had a great time at the PRIDE Festival and Parade this weekend! Volunteers for the Corporate Kicker for K-12 campaign were out in force, collecting petition signatures. (The deadline is just a few weeks away so if you haven't signed it yet, do it soon!)

Here are some pictures from the festivities, from our friends at Basic Rights Oregon:

Our friends over at Basic Rights Oregon have their annual Bites for Rights fundraising event coming up in just a few short weeks.

Show your support for a great cause by eating your favorite foods at a ton of locations around the state! Check out the list of participating businesses here and start deciding which ones you'll eat at on June 21st!

After engaging in smart political research and community outreach, our allies at Basic Rights have come to a very tough decision about not going to the ballot with marriage equality in 2012.

Based on all of the factors that need to be in place to win, BRO has made the right political calculation to keep moving forward by building public support. To reach their decision, they relied on input from members of the community and a board of advisors made up of some of the most respected political minds in the state. The decision was a tough one, but the right one to make.