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The Equal Housing and Employment Act (“EHEA”) is one of Equality Ohio’s legislative priorities. The bill adds “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the categories of people protected by Ohio’s laws prohibiting discrimination in ho.....

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Safe Schools

One of Equality Ohio's priorities is to make sure our schools are safe, in particular for students who are or are percieved to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Ohio passed a weak anti-bullying law in 2006 that is deficient in thr.....

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Marriage Equality

Marriage equality in Ohio is on everyone’s mind, particularly after New York passed a marriage equality bill in 2011. Equality Ohio was founded in the wake of Ohio’s Constitutional amendment banning marriage equality and civil unions, so .....

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Equality Ohio was founded in 2005 by approximately 65 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and ally activists after the Ohio Constitutional amendment banning marriage equality and civil unions was passed. Equality Ohio envisions an Ohio w.....

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Safe Schools Bill Advances

16 January 2012

On Tuesday, January 10, 2012, the Senate Education Committee passed HB116, a safe schools bill that includes provisions Equality Ohio has been advocating in favor of for the past several years. The Committee, however, amended to bill to omit one of the most important provisions -- enumeration of various categories of people most likely to be the victims of bullying and harassment. A bill that would enumerate the current anti-bullying law (HB208) is still pending in the House Education Committee, and Equality Ohio will turn its efforts to moving that bill forward.