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Oct 6, 2016 · Kate Brown, Oregon’s current governor, has already made a mark in history; she’s one of the few openly bisexual women in public office in the US (others include JoCasta Zamarripa, Kyrsten...
Feb 18, 2015 · K ate Brown was sworn in as the first openly LGBT governor in the US on Wednesday in a state where the sexual orientation of politicians has long ceased to be an issue. The current...
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In many ways Oregon’s gay rights record is puzzling. On the one hand Portland, the state’s largest city, is regardedas one of the most LGBTQ-friendly cities in the country. At the same time, though, the state has rehearsed some of the most virulent anti-gay rights campaigns in the country. Indeed in the 1980s and 1990s Oregon was a testing ground f...
The rollercoaster ride of gay rights initiatives that characterizes Oregon politics in the last three decades is largely due to a public and contentious battle between conservative voters and progressive elected officials (representing largely urban interests.) It was a pro-gay rights governor who kickstarted the OCA’s anti-gay efforts. In 1992 a s...
The state is home to the nation’s first openly gay mayor of a top-30 city (Sam Adams, Portland); the first openly transgender mayor (Stu Rasmussen, Silverton); and the first openly LGBTQ Speaker (Tina Kotek). In fact, her historic ascendancy as the first openly LGBTQ governor to serve is not Kate Brown’s first “first.” In 2008 she became the first ...
Mar 14, 2018 · First Openly Bisexual Governor Kate Brown Sounds Off On Equality Under Trump | HuffPost Voices. Queer Voices transgender issues Oregon LGBTQ issues.
Feb 19, 2015 · LGBTQ Politics. Kate Brown Just Became America’s First-Ever Openly Bisexual Governor. Feminist Newswire | February 19, 2015. Kate Brown was sworn in Wednesday morning as Oregon’s 38th governor, making her the first openly bisexual governor in the US. via Just Out.
Feb 14, 2015 · World. News. America gets first openly bisexual governor as Kate Brown steps into power. Kate Brown, Oregon's secretary of state, is in line to replace Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber when...
Feb 18, 2015 · Brown's influence will likely extend beyond the blue state's political sphere. Research shows that role models—especially role models with whom children feel they share some characteristics, such as gender or sexual orientation—are critical.
