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Domestic Partner Benefits on Both Sides of the Ohio River

Domestic Partner Benefits on Both Sides of the Ohio River

Earlier this month, elected officials in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, approved domestic partner benefits for...

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Hundreds of Ohioans Exchange Vows at Marriage Equality Rally

Hundreds of Ohioans Exchange Vows at Marriage Equality Rally

This Saturday, more than 250 LGBT couples gathered in the Cleveland Galleria to exchange their vows. The event was...

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“Joe the Plumber” Interview Gets Heated over Anti-Gay Comments

“Joe the Plumber” Interview Gets Heated over Anti-Gay Comments

In a 2009 interview with Christianity Today, Samuel Wurzelbacher – better known as Joe the Plumber from the 2008...

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Advancing Equality in the Workplace

Advancing Equality in the Workplace

HRC’s Greater Cincinnati Steering Committee recently coordinated the Workplace Equality Conference, hosted by Macy’s.... Read More »

Two HRC Alums Make History With Election Wins

Two HRC Alums Make History With Election Wins

HRC is thrilled to congratulate former HRC volunteer leaders LaWana Mayfield and Chris Seelbach, who both made history...

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Help Support Sherrod Brown

Help Support Sherrod Brown

The Family Research Council just endorsed Ohio’s Josh Mandel (R) for Senate! Mandel's opponent, Senator Sherrod Brown,...

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Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Non-Biological Mom’s Petition for Joint-Custody

Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Non-Biological Mom’s Petition for Joint-Custody

Yesterday, July 12, 2011, the Ohio Supreme Court held that Michele Hobbs, who supported her partner Kelly Mullen through...

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Dare2Care: Unite Against Bullying in Cleveland, Ohio

Dare2Care: Unite Against Bullying in Cleveland, Ohio

Over 500 people gathered last Sunday in the historic Cuyahoga County Courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio for HRC’s first annual...

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Veterans Across Ohio Push Senator Voinovich to Stand Up for Repeal

Veterans Across Ohio Push Senator Voinovich to Stand Up for Repeal

Yesterday, HRC held simultaneous public forums with veterans affected by the harmful “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy...

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Ramping Up DADT Repeal Action in Ohio

Ramping Up DADT Repeal Action in Ohio

We’re literally in the final stretch and even though we’ve been in Ohio for months, it’s now or never in convincing...

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Veterans Speak Out in Ohio on DADT

Veterans Speak Out in Ohio on DADT

Across Ohio, LGB and straight veterans are speaking out for “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” repeal. From meetings with Senator...

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