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AG appeals ruling that Ohio recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages
CINCINNATI — Ohio officials have appealed a federal judge’s order to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples who wed in other states.
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Judge orders Ohio to resume hormone treatment for transgender inmate
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A transgender prison inmate who complained about losing her breast tissue and growing facial hair after her hormone treatments were stopped must receive the treatments for the rest of her time behind bars, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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Transgender inmate suing Ohio over refusal to allow hormone treatments
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A transgender prison inmate in Ohio wants a federal judge to order the state to allow her hormone treatments to continue, saying she suffered a medical setback including facial hair growth and depression when the treatments stopped.
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New lawsuit aims to strike down Ohio same-sex marriage ban
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.
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Gay rights group seeks to expand Ohio same-sex marriage challenge
CINCINNATI — A gay rights group wants to intervene in a court case that’s being appealed, hoping to persuade a federal court to overturn Ohio’s same-sex marriage ban and allow same-sex couples to wed in the state.
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Ballot initiative to overturn Ohio gay marriage ban moves forward
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Supporters of the latest version of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at overturning Ohio’s gay marriage ban can now gather signatures to get the measure on the ballot.
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Portman on Ohio ruling: Marriage equality shouldn’t come from the courts
COLUMBIS, Ohio — U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the first GOP senator to support marriage equality for same-sex couples, says he’s not a fan of Monday’s federal court ruling that would force the state to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions.
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Judge stays ruling on Ohio recognition of lawful same-sex marriages
CINCINNATI — A federal judge has put on hold the majority of what attorneys have called a “momentous” change to Ohio’s gay marriage law.
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Ohio man gets prison time for trying to ‘push the gay out’ of disabled brother
LANCASTER, Ohio — An Ohio man who was caring for his disabled younger brother has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for punching him and threatening to slice off his genitals to “push the gay out of him.”
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Ohio school board debates policy to ban discrimination against gay teachers
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposal to protect schoolteachers from being fired or otherwise treated differently on the basis of sexual orientation is dividing the state school board.