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- ↑ "Gay Couples Marry As Portland Ore. Says 'I Do'". Archived from the original on March 9, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Judge upholds ban: A Marion County judge rejects constitutional challenges to last year's Ballot Measure 36". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ↑ House, Kelly (May 19, 2014). "2004 gay marriage move put Multnomah County on 'right side of history', former Chairwoman Diane Linn says". The Oregonian . Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ↑ "'Given time, I am confident attitudes will shift' –Lisa Naito, 2004". PQ Monthly . April 16, 2014. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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