Same-sex marriage supporters in the Willamette Valley are hailing on the federal court's ruling that a ban on same-sex marriage in California is unconstitutional.
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Despite recent victories on same-sex marriage in Vermont and Iowa, gay rights backers are taking a go-slow approach in trying to overturn Oregon's 2004 constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Supporters of gay marriage rallied in Portland and Eugene Saturday as part of a national protest touched off by a California measure against it. The Eugene event attracted an estimated 200 protesters.
Republican U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith is airing a new TV ad touting his work with Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts on a law to protect gays from hate crimes. The legislation has never gained full congressional approval.
Oregon was among 11 states that approved gay marriage bans in 2004 when the issue became a hot topic among voters in the presidential election that year.
The new law requires the couple be over eighteen, be the same gender, and at least one partner must be an Oregon resident. It's a list that advocates say should be taken very seriously and has opponents up in arms.
The Voters' Pamphlet that will be mailed to Oregon homes next month includes more than 90 pages of persuasion, including a record-breaking number of arguments about Measure 49.