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Updated 12.10.08 The ACLU believes that individuals should not be discriminated against based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
To that end, the ACLU deploys legal, educational and legislative resources to fight for full legal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, whether in employment, schools, marriage or parenting.
What’s Happening Nationally
In September 2007 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a stripped
down version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), barring
workplace discrimination against lesbian and gay people, but including
no protections for gender identity.
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What’s Happening in Ohio
In March 2008, the Equal Housing and
Employment Act, bi-partisan legislation that will protect workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, was introduced in the Ohio Legislature.
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Contact
your state senator and representative today and urge them to support the Equal Housing and Employment Act, H.B. 502 and S.B. 305.
In December, 2008, Cleveland City Council became the third city in Ohio to pass a domestic partner registry.
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You can also read our press release
in favor of Cleveland's domestic partner registry
here.
In March, 2008, Oxford became the 15th city in Ohio to have an LGB or LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance. Ohio cities with such laws include Athens, Canton, Cincinnati*, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Columbus, Dayton*, East Cleveland, Lakewood, North Olmsted, Oberlin, Oxford*,
Shaker Heights, Toledo*, and Yellow Springs.
* Denotes that the ordinance also covers gender identity.
In November 2007, the City of Toledo passed a law creating a domestic partnership registry, joining Cleveland Heights as the
only Ohio cities to do so. That same month, Dayton’s City Commission amended its anti-discrimination law to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
In July 2007, The Ohio Supreme Court, in Carswell v. Ohio, upheld
domestic violence protections for all Ohioans. The case resolved the
question of whether
Ohio’s anti-gay marriage amendment precludes non-married Ohioans
from being prosecuted for domestic violence.
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Read the ACLU of Ohio’s amicus briefs in Carswell v. Ohio (May
2005 and
July 2006).
Resources
December 10, 2008 will mark the 60th anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
Students! Know Your Rights
Use this guide in conjunction with your school's handbook.
Know Your Rights: Transgender People and the Law
This brochure provides an overview of the legal issues affecting the transgender community.
Equality Ohio
TransOhio
TransFamily
Gay Ohio History Initiative
(GOHI)
National
ACLU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Project
Human
Rights Campaign
Freedom To Marry
Lambda Legal
The
Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Gay
& Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce
Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG)
The
Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC) works to end
discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes.
Read LGBT related press releases and news articles in our
News Center.
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