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Eugene Human Rights Commission tables proposal to add 'family and relationship structure' to nondiscrimination code
Summary
Commissioner Trea Ward and policy advocates presented a model ordinance to add family and relationship structure — covering polyamory, multi‑parent and non‑traditional households — to city nondiscrimination rules; commissioners asked for local testimony and voted to table the recommendation to strengthen the packet for city council.
Commissioner Trea Ward presented a draft ordinance asking the City of Eugene to add "family and relationship structure" as a protected category in housing, employment, public accommodations and city services.
"What the ordinance does is it adds family or relationship structure as a protected category," Ward said, outlining definitions that would cover multi‑partner and multi‑parent families, stepfamilies and other non‑marital intimate relationships. Ward said the model ordinance she is recommending was developed by Open in conjunction with Harvard Law School and that similar measures have been adopted or proposed in other U.S. cities.
David of Open, a policy organizer who…
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