Page 28
-
Federal judge to order Ohio to recognize legal same-sex marriages
CINCINNATI — A federal judge said Friday that he will strike down Ohio’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, a move that stops short of forcing Ohio to perform same-sex weddings but will make the state recognize gay couples legally wed elsewhere.
-
Federal judge approves hormone treatments for transgender Ohio inmate
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has ordered Ohio’s prisons agency to restore hormone treatments for a transgender inmate who sued after they were stopped.
-
Ohio couple dismisses challenge to gay marriage ban over healthcare coverage
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A married, same-sex couple in Ohio who had trouble getting family coverage under the federal health care law has dismissed their lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s gay marriage ban.
-
Religious freedom bills: The latest effort to counter advances in marriage equality
WASHINGTON – Religious freedom bills in more than a dozen state legislatures this year mark the latest effort by opponents of same-sex marriage to counter the growing public acceptance of marriage equality, and the momentum of federal court rulings striking down state gay marriage bans.
-
Ohio lawmaker withdraws ‘religious freedom’ bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio House sponsor is withdrawing a “religious freedom” bill that contains wording identical to anti-LGBT legislation in Arizona.
-
Ohio ‘religious freedom’ bill on hold over concerns of anti-gay discrimination
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A “religious freedom” bill has been put on hold in the Ohio House of Representatives because of concerns that it’s nearly identical to legislation in Arizona that critics say would allow business owners to shun LGBT customers and anyone else they don’t like.
-
Ohio poll finds voters closely divided in support for same-sex marriage
A new poll finds that Ohioans are closely split when it comes to same-sex marriage.
-
Couple challenging Ohio gay marriage ban due to denial of family health plan
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A married same-sex couple has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit asking a judge to declare Ohio’s statewide ban on gay marriage unconstitutional.
-
Ohio advocacy groups split on support for marriage equality amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As it works to educate Ohioans on the need for marriage equality, a coalition of state and national advocacy groups says it opposes another organization’s effort to win Ohioans marriage equality at the ballot box this fall.
-
Battle over same-sex marriage moving rapidly to federal appeals courts
WASHINGTON — The overturning of Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal appeals courts shaped by President Barack Obama’s two election victories.