By: (AP) Oregon's largest newspaper,
The Oregonian, announced Sunday it would join the growing list of U.S. newspapers that publish same-sex commitment announcements.
Over the past three months, newspapers including
The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Charlotte (N.C.)
Observer, and the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch have made similar moves.
The Columbus (Ohio)
Dispatch announced last week that it, too, would open its wedding pages to gay couples.
More than 140 newspapers publish same-sex commitment announcements in some form, according to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
In Oregon, several counties, including Ashland and Multnomah, have registries for gay, lesbian, and unmarried heterosexual couples.
The Oregonian said it would begin charging for wedding, engagement, birth, birthdays, and anniversary announcements on a new "Celebrations" page.
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