Conversion therapy on minors is also illegal. Additionally, same-sex couples are allowed to jointly adopt, and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations is outlawed in the state under the Oregon Equality Act, enacted in 2008. Previously, same-sex couples could only access domestic partnerships, which guaranteed most of the rights of marriage. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Oregon, and same-sex marriage has been legal in the state since May 2014 when a federal judge declared the state's ban on such marriages unconstitutional. state of Oregon have the same rights and responsibilities as non-LGBT people. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) people in the U.S.
