''Ballot Measure 9'' is a 1995
documentary film
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directed and produced by Heather MacDonald.
The film examines the cultural and political battle that took place in 1992 over
Oregon Ballot Measure 9
Oregon Ballot Measure 9 was a 1992 citizens' initiative concerning LGBT rights in the state of Oregon. It sought to amend the Oregon Constitution to prohibit anti-discrimination laws regarding sexual orientation and to declare homosexuality to b ...
, a
citizens' initiative
A popular initiative (also citizens' initiative) is a form of direct democracy by which a petition meeting certain hurdles can force a legal procedure on a proposition.
In direct initiative, the proposition is put directly to a plebiscite o ...
proposition that would have declared homosexuality "abnormal, wrong, unnatural, and perverse."
Awards
*Audience Award at the
Sundance Film Festival
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The festival has acted ...
, 1995.
*
Teddy Award at the
Berlin International Film Festival
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, 1995.
*"Best of the Fest" at the
Edinburgh International Film Festival
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EIFF presents both UK and international films (all titles are World, international, European or UK Premieres), in al ...
, 1995.
*People's Choice Award at the
Denver International Film Festival
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, 1995.
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1995 films
Films set in Oregon
LGBTQ in Oregon
1995 LGBTQ-related films
Documentary films about American politics
LGBTQ politics in the United States
1995 documentary films
Documentary films about Oregon
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
American LGBTQ-related documentary films
Sundance Film Festival award–winning films
English-language documentary films
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