Ohio

In 2004, as discriminatory constitutional amendments were pushed in numerous states throughout the nation, Ohio citizens voted for an anti-relationship recognition constitutional amendment which passedand wrote discrimination into Ohio's constitution. State advocacygroups are working to both repeal such discrimination and end theexclusion of same-sex couples and their families from marriage.

Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

Equality Ohio: a statewide organization which envisions an Ohio where everyone feels at home; livingin families and communities where equality, diversity andinclusiveness are universally valued; and where government protectsall people and responds to their needs, regardless of sexualorientation and gender identity or expression


 

 

Resources Related to Ohio

Ohio Census Snapshot

Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Ohio.

Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey

Groundbreaking research showing a huge increase in same-sex couples identifying themselves as "unmarried partners".

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