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    • Marriage equality champion Jim Obergefell is running for office in Ohio
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      Marriage equality champion Jim Obergefell is running for office in Ohio

      Jim Obergefell helped make marriage equality a reality in the U.S. now he wants to help everyone “to participate fully in society and the economy.”

      Tuesday, January 18, 2022
    • Cincinnati names street after Jim Obergefell & his deceased husband, John Arthur
      News (USA)

      Cincinnati names street after Jim Obergefell & his deceased husband, John Arthur

      Cincinnati city council members voted unanimously to give Mercer Street a gay update.

      Thursday, June 22, 2017
    • Elderly couple begs Australia for marriage equality before one of them dies
      News (World)

      Elderly couple begs Australia for marriage equality before one of them dies

      Bon has cancer, and was told last year he has just months to live.

      Tuesday, April 11, 2017
    • Cory Booker delivers impassioned speech on Senate floor to underscore need for marriage equality
      Life

      Cory Booker delivers impassioned speech on Senate floor to underscore need for marriage equality

      The 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 the Supreme Court.

      Wednesday, April 15, 2015
    • Two years after his husband’s death, Jim Obergefell is still fighting for the right to be married
      News (USA)

      Two years after his husband’s death, Jim Obergefell is still fighting for the right to be married

      The 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.

      Monday, March 23, 2015
    • A perfect day, one year ago: The wedding that could topple Ohio’s gay marriage ban
      Life

      A perfect day, one year ago: The wedding that could topple Ohio’s gay marriage ban

      “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 wedding, but he couldn’t get past John’s first words to the camera. It’s too soon after his husband’s passing, from ALS, last October. And John Arthur, at age 48, passed too soon.

      Friday, July 11, 2014
    • Ohio appeals ruling that state recognize gay marriages on death certificates
      News (USA)

      Ohio appeals ruling that state recognize gay marriages on death certificates

      CINCINNATI — Ohio authorities have appealed a federal judge’s ruling ordering them to recognize gay marriages on death certificates.

      Thursday, January 16, 2014
    • Democratic challenger urges Ohio AG to drop appeal of marriage ruling
      News (USA)

      Democratic challenger urges Ohio AG to drop appeal of marriage ruling

      COLUMBUS, 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 certificate.

      Wednesday, January 15, 2014
    • Ohio ruling likely to spark litigation aimed at striking down gay marriage ban
      News (USA)

      Ohio ruling likely to spark litigation aimed at striking down gay marriage ban

      CINCINNATI — 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 aimed at striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

      Tuesday, December 24, 2013
    • Federal judge hears arguments in Ohio same-sex marriage lawsuit
      News (USA)

      Federal judge hears arguments in Ohio same-sex marriage lawsuit

      CINCINNATI — 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 lively court hearing in Cincinnati on Wednesday that he would act quickly in the matter.

      Thursday, October 31, 2013
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