McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) - Two Republican lawmakers are planning a statewide ballot initiative to repeal the landmark gay rights law passed by the 2007 Legislature to prohibit discrimination in housing and employment based on sexual orientation.
State Senator Gary George and state Representative Kim Thatcher, both of Newberg, have submitted a ballot title to state elections officials that would remove the gay rights law.
Basic Rights Oregon officials say the proposed initiative was expected. But they criticized the two Republican lawmakers for their role.
Gay rights activists, meanwhile, are also upset over remarks George made to a reporter for Just Out, the state's flagship gay newspaper.
George told Just Out that the workplace is not the place to discuss gay sex and said if people do discuss it, they should be on the quote, "pervert channel."
The ignorance of some lawmakers really astounds me.
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