As noted in our blog last week, Freedom to Marry's Executive Director, Evan Wolfson, made a number of appearances in Oregon last week as part of Basic Rights Oregon's drive to put an initiative on the Oregon ballot as early as 2012 to lift the constitutional ban on marriage equality that was passed in 2004. At personal appearances in Portland, Bend and Eugene, as well as on various local radio and television shows, Mr. Wolfson made the case for Why Marriage Matters, and why it's so important for LGBT people to have conversations and share their stories.

A list of links to local coverage of Mr. Wolfson's appearances:

PRINT: NEWS
The Oregonian (Graves)
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/group_launches_drive_for_same-.html

Associated Press
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_or_gay_marriage_oregon.html

Seattle Post Globe http://www.seattlepostglobe.org/2009/11/02/investigatewest-oregon-gay-rights-activists-launchdrive-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage
The Advocate http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/11/02/Oregon_Gay_Rights_Group_Take_First_Step_to_Repeal_Marriage_Ban/ The Corvallis Gazette Times http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/state-and-regional/article_7d9d6e13-e37d-5bb9-90e4-77ff7f31f4cd.html

The Register-Guard Shewided.com http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/22477803-41/story.csp

Willamette Week http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2009/11/04/what-washington-and-maine-election-results-meanfor-same-sex-marriage-in-oregon/

The Portland Mercury http://m.portlandmercury.com/portland/ArticleArchives?tag=Basic%20Rights%20Oregon

PRINT: EDITORIALS
The Source Weekly http://www.tsweekly.com/opinion/guest-commentary/the-truth-about-marriage-civil-rights-expertto-take-on-marriage-equality-in-bend.html
The Oregonian Editorial Board http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/11/a_big_leap_forward_in_the_stat.html

PRINT: BLOGS
The Oregonian (Mapes) http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/11/gay_marriage_advocates_look_to.html
Just Out http://blogout.justout.com/?p=11868
Loaded Orygun blog http://loadedorygun.net/tag/Evan%20Wolfson
Eugene Weekly http://blogs.eugeneweekly.com/node/1279
The Oregonian (Griffin) http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/anna_griffin/index.ssf/2009/11/maine_vote_on_gay_ marriage_inf.html

TELEVISION:

PORTLAND
KATU (ABC) http://www.katu.com/news/local/68795977.html
KGW (NBC) http://www.kgw.com/video/?z=y&nvid=411117,
http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D9BNJ1O00.html
KOIN (CBS) http://www.koinlocal6.com/news/local/story/The-Campaign-For-Gay-Marriage-Gets-Personal/bFJE0y4ztka1vS7rolgm1A.cspx
FOX 12 (FOX) http://www.kptv.com/news/21502634/detail.html

BEND
KOHD (ABC) http://kohd.com/news/local/147467
KTVZ (NBC – Central Oregon) http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=11427152

EUGENE
KMTR (NBC) http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/story/Gay-rights-group-pushes-initiative-for-2012-ballot/GgfgLVUeDEmZkoZrwPPkWw.cspx
KEZI (ABC) http://kezi.com/news/local/147431 , http://kezi.com/news/local/147740

OTHER
KDRV (ABC – Medford) http://kdrv.com/page/147617
KOMO (ABC – Seattle) http://www.komonews.com/news/local/68807232.html

RADIO:
OPB http://news.opb.org/article/6134-gay-rights-group-aims-overturn-marriage-ban/
KINK FM http://www.kink.fm/pages/5579963.php
KLCC http://www.klcc.org/Feature.asp?FeatureID=1396
KPOJ http://www.620kpoj.com/cccommon/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=thom_hartmann.xml