Ohio won't restrict gender-affirming care for adults but still goes after trans youth
Gov. Mike DeWine's administration has made changes to a much-criticized plan.
February 9, 2024
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Ohio Republicans Seek to Criminalize Drag Performers
A bill introduced in the state would restrict where such entertainers could perform and for what audiences, and violation could bring either misdemeanor or felony charges.
July 18, 2023
Hero for Marriage Equality in Ohio Dies
John Arthur, the terminally ill man who sued and won the right to have his marriage to his longtime partner recognized in his home state, has died.
October 22, 2013
N.J., Ohio Senators Plead for Marriage Equality
Democrats Cory Booker and Sherrod Brown delivered impassioned speeches on the Senate floor.
April 14, 2015
Campaign Aims to Grow Ohio Marriage Equality Support
The Marriage Matters Ohio campaign kicked off today in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus.
September 9, 2013
Jim Obergefell, Marriage Equality Plaintiff, Runs for Ohio House
"I don't mind being the underdog, and I'm not afraid to take on any issue when it's the right thing to do," Obergefell says in a Twitter video.
January 18, 2022
WATCH: Ohio's First Pro-Marriage Equality Ad in a Decade
The heartwarming ad, which features a gay couple of 50 years, is the first of its kind since the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage occurred in 2004.
July 29, 2014
Everything You Need to Know About Marriage in Ohio
Updated March 5: Marriages can't start while Ohio's marriage challenge awaits oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court, with a ruling expected sometime in June.
March 11, 2015
Another Ohio Republican Comes Out for Marriage Equality
Former Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro announced his support for marriage equality, citing his married lesbian daughter.
July 8, 2013
Will SCOTUS Take Up Ohio Marriage Cases?
Two cases involving marriage equality in Ohio are being proposed for the Supreme Court's schedule.
November 14, 2014
LGBTQ+ Rights Icon Jim Obergefell Loses Election
The marriage equality activist came up short in his bid to get elected to Ohio's legislature.
November 9, 2022
Ohio Judge Swipes At Marriage Ban
A federal judge made a ruling on Ohio's marriage equality ban, which could clear the path toward completely overturning the law.
December 23, 2013
SCOTUS Rejects Louisiana, Stays Mum on Marriage
While the court won't be hearing a case from Louisiana, it still might consider marriage equality cases out of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan.
January 12, 2015
Can Rob Portman Get the GOP to Evolve on Marriage?
The Ohio senator, a marriage equality supporter and father of a gay son, is in a good spot to advocate that the party drop its opposition, says CNN's John King.
May 11, 2015
'Moderate' John Kasich Dodges Gay Student's Question on LGBT Protections
Ohio Gov. John Kasich might just be the only GOP candidate who is not in favor of overturning the marriage equality decision, but he won't say much about LGBT rights beyond that.
February 17, 2016
A Few Minutes With LGBTQ+ Ally and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown
He’s supported our community for decades, he's the only Democratic statewide official left in Ohio, and he's happy about the state having the first drag queen food truck.
January 28, 2023
Judge Dismisses Challenge to Ohio School District's Trans-Inclusive Restroom Policy
There is not a constitutional right to "transgender-free restrooms," a federal judge ruled.
August 9, 2023
Judge to Strike Down Ohio's Marriage Recognition Ban
Federal judge Timothy Black says he'll strike down Ohio's constitutional ban on recognizing same-sex marriages but won't mandate that Ohio begin performing such unions.
April 4, 2014
LGBT Ohio Rebounds From the 2004 Marriage Amendment
LGBT people in Ohio suffered a stinging blow when the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage passed in 2004, but the episode also served as a call to action to activists across the state.
October 31, 2008
Judge Strikes Down Ohio's Marriage Recognition Ban
Federal judge Timothy Black held true to his word and issued a ruling ordering Ohio to recognize legal same-sex marriages performed in other states.
April 14, 2014