Gay marriage in ohio

Ohio Republicans added another hurdle for proponents of a measure to overturn Ohio's dormant ban on same-sex marriage and expand anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ residents. In a party-line vote, Ohio Ballot Board divided the Ohio Equal Rights Amendment into two issues: one to overturn a vote that defined marriage as between one man and one woman and another that would prohibit state and local government from discriminating against more than a dozen protected groups, including transgender Ohioans. To make the ballot, proponents will either have to collect double the number of signatures to get both proposals approved or sue the Ohio Ballot Board to overturn its decision. Backers are eyeing the ballot at the earliest, said Lis Regula, a member of Ohio Equal Rights' leadership committee.

Unless we educate and rally our fellow Ohioans to show up and vote against a cruel constitutional amendment, the outcome could seal the fate for citizen-initiated progress forever, including the future issuance of same-sex marriage licenses. Issue 1 was sneakily put onto the notoriously low-turnout August election which Republicans just outlawed five months earlier by power-obsessed far-right legislators. So, what does this have to do with the future of same-sex marriage in Ohio? Pay close attention.

Phone: Even though a constitutional amendment was made in addition to a state law banning same-sex marriage in Ohio, the US Supreme Court decision on June 26, , meant Ohio had to acknowledge gay marriages and provide equal treatment to all couples. Civil Unions. While marriages of same-sex couples need to be recognized by Ohio, civil unions do not need to be recognized by Ohio from other states.

In , the U. Supreme Court decision of Obergefell v. Hodges cleared the way for legal same-sex marriage across the country. After so many years and tens of thousands of same-sex marriages in Ohio, the letter of the law still states that marriage can only be between one man and one woman.