http://www.proudparenting.com/node/476 Comments for "Oregon on my mind" en http://www.proudparenting.com/node/476#comment-25489 <p>Jeff,<br /> I would first like to thank you for your warm welcome. I would also like to comment on your blog as well. I am a native Oregonian. I currently live in Southern Oregon and of course was a huge opponent of proposition 36. It was a sad day when 36 passed. Oregon did however pass a domestic partnership which in my opinion is a step in the right direction. I have found Oregonians to be very open minded to my way of living. In fact I have run into little to no opposition. I had a similar experience as far as surrogacy and hospital stay when my daughter was born. The hospital Providence Medford Medical Center was very accommodating. They made sure to go out of their way to make sure both myself and Jennifer where comfortable. I suppose my main response to the blog is to shed a positive light on the beautiful state I call home. </p> <p>Mario</p> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:16:06 -0700 Mario97501 comment 25489 at http://www.proudparenting.com http://www.proudparenting.com/node/476 <p>Signs that read <cite>'One Man, One Woman, Yes on 36'</cite> lined the gorgeous farmland of Marion County Oregon. <a href="http://archive.uua.org/news/2004/freedomtomarry/oregon.html" target=_"blank">Proposition 36</a> called for a vote to change Oregon's Constitution. The change replaced language which stated, "anyone over 18 can marry..." with, "a man and a woman over 18 can marry..." Mark and I noticed the irony of our situation as we drove our newborn daughter around Silverton, Salem, and Portland.</p> <p><a href="http://www.proudparenting.com/node/476">read more</a></p> http://www.proudparenting.com/node/476#comments Dads Oregon second parent adoption surrogacy Editor&#039;s Pick Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:33:37 -0700 Jeff 476 at http://www.proudparenting.com