Ohio gay marriage laws 2025

Ohio follows federal law regarding marriage equality. In , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have the fundamental right to marry. But the state. We connect the dots between state actions and your reality. Subscribe to Signal Statewide's free newsletter to stay informed. A new citizen group hoping to enshrine LGBTQ protections and other anti-discrimination provisions in the Ohio Constitution will have a tougher time getting the proposed amendment before voters next year.

Ohio Equal Rights, which is running both amendment campaigns, was required to put forward two proposals instead of one that focused on all LGBTQ+ rights. Republicans on the Ohio Ballot Board said that the same-sex marriage issue was fundamentally different than the discrimination protections. On Friday, Attorney General Dave Yost certified two separate constitutional amendment proposals: one would remove a provision from the state Constitution that prohibits same-sex marriage, and the other would prohibit discrimination by state and local governments because of race, sex, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, disability or other attributes. Republicans on the Ohio Ballot Board said that same-sex marriage was fundamentally different than transgender rights. Ohio follows federal law regarding marriage equality.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Recent calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality could lead to a future ballot measure repealing Ohio’s dormant same-sex marriage bans. Ohioans who want to end the state's dormant ban on same-sex marriage and add protections for LGBTQ residents were cleared to collect the signatures needed to make the ballot. The group will share updates on its website, www. Backers of these proposed amendments cleared an important hurdle on Aug.

The proposals would add protections for various groups and address marriage equality, replacing language from the unenforceable same-sex marriage ban. 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.