State Laws and Legislation

Oregon Adoption Law

Permits single LGBT individuals to petition to adopt? Yes.
Oregon law permits any person to petition to adopt. (OR. REV. STAT. § 109.309)

Oregon Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues

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Oregon Custody and Visitation Law

Custody and Visitation for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Parents
Oregon courts typically will not consider a parent’s sexual orientation in custody

Oregon Donor Insemination Law

Oregon law explicitly removes a donor’s legal relationship to a child conceived via donor insemination. Courts have upheld agreements between known

Oregon Hate Crimes Law

Gender identity protected? Yes
Oregon law recognizes hate crimes motivated by the victim's gender identity. Oregon Equality Act, Public Law Number

Oregon Healthcare Laws

Oregon law currently permits a partner to make medical decisions for an incapacitated partner as an "adult friend" Or. Rev. Stat. § 127.635.

Oregon Marriage/Relationship Recognition Law

Licenses marriages for same-sex couples? No.
For a period in 2004, licenses were issued to same-sex couples in Multnomah County. However, a judge

Oregon Non-Discrimination Law

Gender identity protected? Yes
As of January 1, 2008, Oregon non-discrimination law extends to "sexual orientation”, which is defined as an

Oregon School Laws

Protects transgender students? Yes
Oregon law provides that no person shall be subject to discrimination based on gender identity or expression in

Oregon Sodomy Law

Oregon's sodomy law was repealed in 1972.

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Oregon Surrogacy Law

Summary: Oregon surrogacy law appears to allow only uncompensated surrogacy arrangements. The issue of surrogacy agreements involving lesbian, gay,