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Statewide Relationship Recognition
no Licenses marriages for same-sex couples.
no Honors marriages of same-sex couples from other jurisdictions
no Relationship recognition for same-sex couples: none.
  • 2004 The state’s Constitution is amended to say, “Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by This state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.” See Ohio Consitution, Article XV § 11.
  • 2004 Ohio prohibits marriage between same-sex couples by statute, as well. See Ohio Revised Code § 1301.01.

Statewide Employment Protections
no Private employment protections based on sexual orientation.
no Private employment protections based on gender identity.
yes Public (state) employment protections based on sexual orientation.
yes Public (state) employment protections based on gender identity.

In May, 2007, Governor Strickland passed executive order 2007-10S prohibiting discrimination in public employment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Statewide Parenting Laws
Who May Adopt Unmarried adult; spouse must generally join petition if married. Ohio R.C. 3107.03
Second Parent Adoptions Disapproved by intermediate appellate court in In re Adoption of Jane Doe, 719 N.E.2d 1071 (Ohio App. 9th Ninth Dist. 1998).
Notes Adoption by gay man allowed in In re Adoption of Charles B., 552 N.E.2d 884 (Ohio 1990). Gay and lesbian parents can enter into enforceable agreements to share custody of their children. In re Bonfield, 780 N.E.2d 241 (Ohio 2002).

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Related Content for region

5/21/2012
Ohio School Admits to Wrong-Doing in Lambda Legal Case: Maverick Wins Right to Wear T-Shirt
(Waynesville, OH, May, 21, 2012) — Today the U.S.
4/20/2012
Lambda Legal Celebrates National Day of Silence: Maverick Couch Wears "Jesus Is Not a Homophobe" T-Shirt
 
4/4/2012
Ohio School Changes Position In Lambda Legal Case Defending Student’s Right to Wear T-Shirt
“A student’s First Amendment rights are not restricted to one day of the year – we will continue to fight until Maverick is allowed to express who he is on any day he chooses.”
4/3/2012
Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Against Ohio School on Behalf of Gay Student
“Schools should be in the business of educating students about First Amendment freedoms, not trampling on their right to express themselves.”
12/20/2007
In the Matter of L.K.M.
Case on behalf of a non-biological mother seeking shared custody and visitation rights with the child she has parented with her former same-sex partner.
1/20/2009
In re S.J.L. and J.K.L.
Case seeking custodial rights for a non-biological mother whose ex-partner used Ohio's constitutional amendment in an attempt to have her barred from seeing her children.
2/17/2010
Cleveland Taxpayers v. Cleveland
Lawsuit brought by an antigay legal group attempting to strip away the City of Cleveland's newly enacted domestic partnership registry for same-sex couples and their families.
2/1/1997
Ohio v. Bird
Friend-of-the-court brief in support of a man living with HIV who was convicted of committing assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly spitting at a police officer.

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