Articles about Oregon

13 May 2013
US: Portland football fans choreograph giant anti-homophobia rainbow flag 5 Fans of Major League Soccer team the Portland Timbers staged an anti-homophobia demonstration at a match by holding up coloured fabric squares to form a rainbow pride flag.
25 April 2013
Oregon: Gay former principal close to resolving legal dispute with school district 2 A gay principal in Oregon who says he has been forced to quit his job because of homophobic discrimination is said to be close to resolving a legal dispute.
8 March 2013
Oregon: Principal claims he’s losing his job for being gay 5 A gay principal in the US state of Oregon says he’s losing his job at a school due to his sexuality.
5 March 2013
US: Man receives anti-gay abuse and hit in the head for walking pink coloured poodle with boyfriend 19 A man in Oregon has been hit in the head with a bolt-cutting tool by a stranger who yelled anti-gay slurs after seeing the victim walk a pink coloured poodle.
4 February 2013
Investigation for baker who refused to make a cake for lesbian wedding 11 A baker from Oregon who refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, and who allegedly called them "abominations unto the Lord", has come under investigation.
30 January 2013
US: Gay teen taken off life support after hanging himself because of homophobic bullying 52 A 15-year-old gay teenager has been taken off life support, after hanging himself in a local school playground after being bullied because he was gay.
15 January 2013
Oregon & California health insurance companies told to cover transgender patients + Regulators in Oregon and California have directed several health insurance companies to stop denying coverage for transgender patients because of their gender identity.
2 January 2013
US: Transgender man faces difficulty in getting divorced from wife 25 Thomas Beatie, a transgender father of three, is fighting an Arizona judge to get a divorce from his wife of nine years, Nancy Beatie, with a decision due next month.
30 October 2012
US: Ice hockey teams stand up against homophobia in sport 2 A hockey conference based in Oregon, has spoken out against homophobic bullying in sport with a view to ensuring equality and fairness for gay athletes.
26 September 2012
UK: Muslim anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza launches new appeal 49 Abu Hamza has launched a last minute High Court appeal to avoid extradition to the US on terror charges.
25 September 2012
UK: Muslim anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza’s US extradition approved 38 Abu Hamza had previously said AIDS had been sent as a curse on gay people and he also claimed that transgender people were cursed too.
7 September 2012
Israel: High rates of suicide among country’s LGBT youth 13 New research published this week in Israel has examined suicide rates among LGBT youth in the country.
15 February 2010
Trans man Thomas Beatie pregnant for the third time 26 Thomas Beatie is reportedly pregnant with his third child.

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