BASIC RIGHTS OREGON - BRO

Basic Rights Oregon, a 501(c)(4) organization, was formed in 1996 out of community responses to anti-gay ballot measures that had plagued Oregon for more than 20 years. In order to sustain and strengthen Oregon’s LGBTQ rights movement between and beyond measure campaigns Basic Rights Education Fund (BREF), a 501(c)(3) organization, was formed in 1999. In fulfilling its mission to build power for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Oregonians, the organizations collectively known as Basic Rights Oregon have secured historic victories.

After decades of battling anti-gay ballot measures, in 2015 Oregon was rated the second most LGBTQ-friendly state in the country by the Movement Advancement Project. Together, we’ve made Oregon one of the best places to live and work in the country by passing landmark legislation and changing policies. Per Website: History — Basic Rights Oregon

Basic Rights Oregon records, 1978–2017, Coll 689

Records, correspondence, and ephemera relating to the activities of Basic Rights Oregon, an LGBTQ advocacy group, and to other gay rights issues in Oregon.

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