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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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LGBT youth, discrimination, hate crimes laws getting lawmakers’ attention in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — At the end of a year dominated by coverage and conversations about marriage equality, it’s other longstanding issues for LGBT people that are getting the most attention in Ohio.
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ENDA passage in the Senate could come down to Ohio Republican Rob Portman
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The battle to win U.S. Senate passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is all coming down to Ohio’s Rob Portman.
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Advocacy groups target U.S. Sen. Rob Portman for ENDA support
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman hasn’t decided yet whether U.S. employers should be able to fire workers just because they’re gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
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Portman sees approval rating dip after supporting same-sex marriage
Rob Portman, the first Republican U.S. Senator to endorse same-sex marriage has seen his approval rating dip slightly in the month since his announcement.
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Ariz. congressman’s gay son does not change his opposition to gay marriage
PHOENIX — U.S. Congressman Matt Salmon says he isn’t ready to change his opinion on same-sex marriage, despite the fact that he has an openly gay son.
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Ohio congressman says he disagrees with Portman’s support of gay marriage
MONTGOMERY, Ohio — A fellow Cincinnati area Republican says that while he respects Sen. Rob Portman, he disagrees with Portman’s new stand in support of gay marriage.
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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s gay son pens his coming out story
The gay son of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman tells his coming out story in a column that praises his father for being thoughtful and open minded, and for the GOP Senator’s willingness to take a political risk by supporting marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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Gary DeMar: Homosexuality is a ‘grave evil’ akin to pedophilia, murder, slavery
Gary DeMar of American Vision, a Christian Reconstructionist group, is out with two new columns attacking Hillary Clinton and Rob Portman for endorsing marriage equality.
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Why was Rob Portman’s stroke of empathy so shocking?
A prominent Senator announcing that he has broken with his party to take a position of basic decency and empathy should not be so unusual that it becomes front page news. But that is exactly what happened when Ohio Sen. Rob Portman announced that, inspired by his gay son coming out two years ago, he now supports marriage equality…