I remember it well! 4 years, 2 months, 17 days ago. That was the day that we (a same-sex couple) got married in Multnomah Co. Oregon!
It was a wonderful day!
It was a wonderful time in Oregon history!
I also remember the excitement when a judge ordered the State of Oregon to actually officially register our marriage licenses just like like for any other
married couple in Oregon.
I also remember the big “Measure 36″ campaign.
I remember hoping against hope as I watched the percentages on my TV screen slowly creep higher and higher that November 2004 election night–until Measure 36 was sadly enacted.
What I didn’t remember was that Basic Rights Oregon was filing with the court to overturn Measure 36.
I just read today in my bloglines from BRO “a three judge panel of the Oregon Court of Appeals rejected arguments to overturn a 2004 ballot measure [36] that amended Oregon’s constitution to exclude gay and lesbian couples from marriage.” And as stated by Just Out blog, unfortunately… the marriage ban will be upheld.
More news coverage of this story here…
Isn’t it funny how you can be sad about something you didn’t even know that you “lost”–again.
(These are all clips from my scrapbook from that happy event).
domestic partnership
Marriage & Relationship Recognition
GLBT
Well Hon,
In my eyes you’re married. ‘F’ these
people who say other wise. They just
need to gripe about something and fart in
the room just to stink it up.
HUGS!!
Thanks Laurie… yes, in our eyes, we are as well… committed, devoted, “unioned,” married and partnered… most of all… lucky to have each other.
LOL!! with the fart!
{HUGS}!!
Congratulations on the anniversary. And here’s to many more years!
Oh, these are wild and crazy times, aren’t they. The memories, the history, the future????? I’m keeping all appropriate body parts crossed.
Thanks Steven! Indeed, {glasses clinking} to many more years of love and joy… for us _all_!
They sure are Lewis! All the swirling equality news these days. So very much a “two steps forward-one step back” process during the history, and probably the future. But _any_ movement is good, right?