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Article: Gay-rights group won't pursue initiative.(Ballot Measures)(Basic Rights Oregon leaders will focus their political energy on getting a civil unions bill through the 2007 Legislature)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- October 8, 2005
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Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard
Oregon's leading gay-rights group is stepping away from the ballot-measure frenzy for the time being.
Basic Rights Oregon announced Friday it will not pursue an initiative next year that would allow civil unions for same-sex couples or ban discrimination based on sexual orientation.
The group said it will sit out the 2006 ballot-measure season, and will instead devote the next three years to building its membership, electing supportive political candidates and educating the public about its issues, spokeswoman Rebekah Kassel said.
She said the boom-and-bust cycle of ramping up for immediate ...