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Tina Kotek on Civil Rights |
Basic Rights Oregon Summary: On May 13, the Oregon House passed Senate Bill 704, which will ban the use of the LGBTQ panic defense in Oregon! Then, on May 21, Governor Kate Brown signed it into law.
What does this mean for our community?
It means sending the message that violence against LGBTQ people is never acceptable.
It means showing up for Black, Indigenous, and Latinx transgender women who experience disproportionately high rates of violence.
Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 29-1-0 on Apr/14/21; Passed House 54-0-6 on May/13/21; State Rep. Tina Kotek co-sponsored and voted YES; Signed by Governor Kate Brown on May/21/21.
NBC News analysis:Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill that will make it easier for transgender people in Oregon to shield any updates they make to their birth certificates, a process typically conducted through the court system without privacy from public view. The measure makes Oregon the second state after California to adopt laws specifically designed to help mitigate potential discrimination against transgender individuals from employers, landlords or anyone else who is otherwise able to dig up birth-record changes through public record.
Legislative Outcome:Passed House 37-23-0 on Mar/15/17; House Speaker Tina Kotek voted YES; Passed Senate 23-6-1 on May/10/17; Signed by Governor Kate Brown on May/18/17
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