Judge gives parental rights to lesbian partner
Posted by The Oregonian
July 16, 2007

A Multnomah County judge has ruled that the lesbian partner of a Portland mother is entitled to legal parental status.

"This decision is a tremendous win for Oregon's families, our children and our basic Oregon value of fairness," said John Hummel, executive director of Basic Rights Oregon, the state's largest gay rights groups.

The ruling follows two major victories for gay rights supporters this spring when the Legislature approved laws banning discrimination against gays in work and housing and giving same-sex couples most state benefits of marriage through legal domestic partnerships. the rest