John Arthur
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Cincinnati names street after Jim Obergefell & his deceased husband, John Arthur
Thursday, June 22, 2017Cincinnati city council members voted unanimously to give Mercer Street a gay update. -
Elderly couple begs Australia for marriage equality before one of them dies
Tuesday, April 11, 2017Bon has cancer, and was told last year he has just months to live. -
Cory Booker delivers impassioned speech on Senate floor to underscore need for marriage equality
Wednesday, April 15, 2015The N.J. Senator took to the Senate floor to underscore the importance of nationwide marriage marriage equality, and to tell the story of Jim Obergefell, lead plaintiff in one of six cases to be heard by… -
Two years after his husband’s death, Jim Obergefell is still fighting for the right to be married
Monday, March 23, 2015The wedding, performed on an airport tarmac in 2013, has become iconic within the marriage equality movement, a testament to a couple’s commitment and to the absurd lengths necessary to undertake for a simple ceremony. -
A perfect day, one year ago: The wedding that could topple Ohio’s gay marriage ban
Friday, July 11, 2014“We were together 20 years and 10 months,” Jim Obergefell says, sitting at the dining table of the couple’s condo in Cincinnati’s Over the Rhine neighborhood. Obergefell just tried watching the video of their July 2013… -
Ohio appeals ruling that state recognize gay marriages on death certificates
Thursday, January 16, 2014CINCINNATI -- Ohio authorities have appealed a federal judge's ruling ordering them to recognize gay marriages on death certificates. -
Democratic challenger urges Ohio AG to drop appeal of marriage ruling
Wednesday, January 15, 2014COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Democrat challenging Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is calling attention to the Republican’s ongoing fight against a deceased gay man whose last wish was to be counted as married on his death… -
Ohio ruling likely to spark litigation aimed at striking down gay marriage ban
Tuesday, December 24, 2013CINCINNATI — A federal judge’s decision ordering Ohio authorities to recognize gay marriages on death certificates may be a narrow ruling, but observers – and even the judge himself – predict it will spark further litigation… -
Federal judge hears arguments in Ohio same-sex marriage lawsuit
Thursday, October 31, 2013CINCINNATI -- A federal judge is considering whether to allow a funeral director to remain on a lawsuit that seeks to have gay marriages recognized on Ohio death certificates despite a statewide ban, saying after a… -
Ohio man who challenged state’s gay marriage ban dies
Tuesday, October 22, 2013CINCINNATI -- John Arthur, who with his longtime partner helped lead a legal challenge to Ohio's ban on gay marriage, died early Tuesday, his attorney and a funeral home director said.
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