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Out Oregon Rep. asks colleagues to support gay rights
Tue, Apr 17th 2007, 17:29Oregon Rep. Tina Kotek, the legislature’s only openly gay member, testified alongside her partner yesterday as the State House took up a Senate-passed measure that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. The House is also considering a bill to establish civil unions for same-sex couples. "Tina and I are family. We may not look exactly like your family, but we are family nevertheless," said Aimee Wilson, Kotek’s partner.
To read the full article in the Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon, click here.
