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LGBT Activists Celebrate Oregon State’ New Family Leave Law

By JRL Charts|2019-07-01T14:50:18-07:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Gov. Kate Brown, LGBT activists support Oregon Family Leave Law, lgbt politics, Oregon Family Leave Law, paul goldberg, Vicki Shabo|

SALEM, OR — (07-01-19) — LGBT activists support Oregon's new Family Leave Law which gives protections for not only low-income workers but also for the LGBT community. Oregon just became the eighth state in the USA to pass a paid family leave bill. The new law gives 12 weeks of paid time off to new [...]

Jared Polis Wins Primary, Could be 1st Elected Gay Gov.

Openly gay Rep. 'Jared Polis', (D-CO), won his gubernatorial primary on Tuesday night and now faces off against Republican Walker Stapleton for governor of Colorado in November. If Jared Paris wins he would become the first gay man elected governor in the history of the United States. On his victory on primary night, Jared Polis [...]