Ohio Set to Ban Benefits in Same-Sex Unions
A big raspberry today to Ohio--the Legislature has passed, and the Governor is poised to sign, one of the most sweeping same-sex marriage ban bills in the nation:
The bill stipulates that same-sex marriages would be "against the strong public policy of the state." The bill also prohibits state employees from getting marital benefits spelled out in state law for their unmarried partners, whether homosexual or heterosexual.
Thirty-seven states have passed laws recognizing only marriages between men and women. Gay rights groups consider Ohio's legislation particularly restrictive because of the benefits ban.
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