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Portland Tribune
8/30/13
Bar fined $400K for keeping transgenders away

A north Portland bar owner will have to pay a big fine,
after the state finds he tried to keep some cross-dressing transgender customers away.

Chris Penner is owner of the Twilight Room Annex, formally known as the “P Club.”
Bureau of Labor and Industries investigators found Penner left voice mails
asking the customers to not come to his bar, fearing people would think it’s a gay bar.

BOLI has now ruled that Penner pay $400,000 to the group of people he banned.
He’ll also has been ordered to pay a $5,000 penalty for violating the “Oregon Equality Act.”

The Oregon Equality Act is...

In 2007, the State of Oregon enacted the Oregon Equality Act (also known as SB2),
the landmark law to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people
from discrimination. <snip>

Q What does this anti-discrimination law cover?
A The Oregon Equality Act forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation
or gender identity or expression in several critical areas

► Employment in all state, municipal and private workplaces
► Public accommodations, meaning places open to the public such as businesses that
sell goods or services, recreational facilities and providers of medical services
► Housing and financial transactions such as real estate rental and sales, as well as
applications for credit and insurance
► Jury service
► State institutions such as prisons, jails or any facility operated by the Department of
Corrections
► Foster parenting and the provision of adult foster care
► Public school education, including public charter schools

But Oregon does not yet allow same sex marriage.
The issue will likely be on the 2014 ballot.