COLUMBUS - 20 of the Equality Ohio endorsed candidates won election on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. We would like to extend our congratulations to each of these victors as well as our gratitude to each of the endorsed candidates for standing up for equality in Ohio. Each candidate endorsed by Equality Ohio support the organization’s efforts to make Ohio a place where everyone feels at home and where equality, diversity and inclusiveness are universally valued.
The lack of legal recognition for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families harms children and threatens their ability to thrive. Children may go without health insurance or a parent may be limited in making healthcare decisions for them. Children in foster care are denied permanent homes, even when there are qualified, loving LGBT families ready, able and waiting to adopt. Children may be wrested away from the only parents they know when relationships dissolve or a parent dies or becomes disabled. And they may be unable to access financial lifelines and safety net programs designed to support families during family crisis.
From the Los Angeles Times: The Boy Scouts of America, an organization once known mainly for welcoming boys to a world of adventure, self-sufficiency and good citizenship, now is more famous for the groups of people it bans: atheists, agnostics and homosexuals.
From the National Journal: Family Research Council Action, a leading crusader for social conservative values, is sounding the alarm: Support for gay marriage is creeping dangerously close to the Republican platform.
