Thursday, February 3, 2011

Oregon Citizens Alliance

I'm an Oregonian and an anti-homophobia 'activist'(I'm not really active, per se). Thus, I'm not really happy with the Oregon Citizens Alliance.
They sponsored Measure 8. Measure 8, as Wikipedia describes it, is
The group sponsored Measure 8, an initiative measure that repealed Governor Neil Goldschmidt's executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in the executive branch of state government.
--- "Oregon Citizens Alliance." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 26 Oct. 2010. Web. 3 Feb. 2011.

It gets worse!

In the same Wikipedia article they also say that they supported 'Measure 9'.
The organized opposition to 1992's Measure 9 formed the basis of much of the current LGBT rights movement in Oregon, including the organization Basic Rights Oregon.
--- "Oregon Citizens Alliance." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 26 Oct. 2010. Web. 3 Feb. 2011.

It seems like they want them to be treated like super-super-super 2nd class-citizens. Any group that supports making a group of people as 2nd class-citizens shouldn't get support, or be based in my state.

It doesn't make me happy to think that there are homophobic Oregonians. A message from one Oregonian to others(aka EVERY homophobic Oregonian). Homosexuals are people too, you don't have to like them. But you must get them the same rights as other people. What if straights were persecuted?

--- Thanks for reading!(esp. if you are an Oregonian)

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