Topics :: Ohio

LGBT Leaders Warn Ohio Community After String of Alleged Hate Crimes

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Jun 11, 2013
LGBT activists in Columbus, Ohio, are warning the city’s LGBT community after three gay men were allegedly attacked over the last five days.

Archdiocese Expected to Appeal Ohio Teacher Case

By Lisa Cornwell | Tuesday Jun 4, 2013
A jury found an Ohio archdiocese discriminated against a teacher fired after becoming pregnant via artificial insemination, leaving legal experts expecting an appeal they say could have a much wider legal impact.

Fired Gay Ohio Teacher: Union Won’t Back Complaint

Monday May 13, 2013
A gay teacher challenging her firing by an Ohio Catholic school says the local union for Catholic educators has decided not to proceed with her complaint.

Gay Marriage: Senator’s Shift, GOP Soul-Searching

By Ann Sanner and Charles Babington | Friday Mar 15, 2013
Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s embrace of gay marriage is the latest sign of soul-searching in a party struggling to adapt in a society whose demographics - and views on emotional issues - are changing fast.

GOP Sen. Portman of Ohio Now Supports Gay Marriage

Friday Mar 15, 2013
Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay.

Booed Gay Soldier Joins Ohio Same-Sex Marriage Effort

Monday Feb 25, 2013
A gay U.S. soldier who was booed during a Republican presidential debate in 2011 has joined the effort to overturn Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Execution Set for Ohio Inmate in Gay Bar Killing

Friday Feb 15, 2013
The Ohio Supreme Court has set a 2015 execution date for a condemned inmate who killed a man in Cincinnati whom he met in a gay bar in 1985.

Catholic School Administrator Fired for Backing Gay Marriage

By Amanda Lee Myers | Tuesday Feb 12, 2013
A Catholic school assistant principal was fired yesterday over comments he made on his blog in support of gay marriage.

Ohio Mayor Resigns Over Gay Slurs

By Amanda Lee Myers and Andrew Welsh-Huggins | Saturday Feb 9, 2013
The mayor Pomeroy, a village in southeastern Ohio, has resigned over accusations she repeatedly put down a police officer by calling him a "queer."

Ohio Senate Puts End to ’Heartbeat’ Abortion Bill

By Ann Sanner and Julie Carr Smyth | Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
The leader of the Ohio Senate put a stop Tuesday to a bill that would have imposed the most stringent restriction on abortions in the nation.