Freedom Ohio

CINCINNATI — Civil rights attorneys have filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down Ohio’s gay marriage ban and to allow same-sex couples to marry in the state.

Ohio voters are split on the idea of same-sex marriage, but they’re far more likely to support it if know religious institutions won’t be forced to wed gay and lesbian couples, a new poll shows.

Eighty-five percent of Ohio voters know someone who is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, according to a new poll by a group that hopes familiarity breeds support for marriage equality.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A short-lived show of unity Wednesday between Equality Ohio and Freedom Ohio deteriorated quickly as the allies-turned-rivals-turned-allies turned into rivals again.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The group collecting signatures for a referendum on marriage equality in Ohio says it will wait until 2014 to put the issue before voters.