Hate crimes rise to record levels

Posted by Karla Rothan

According to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Probrams (NCAVP), hate crimes are on the rise across the country.
“In the first half of 2003, there was a small increase in anti-LGBT violence of 3% centered in five locations. However, from July to December, that increase had jumped to 26% and spread to include two additional [...]

OGE wins first court battle against state marriage constitutional amendment

Posted by Karla Rothan

Courtesy of Ohioans for Growth and Equality
Judge Daniel T. Hogan today has ordered a partial temporary restraining order against the proponents of the Marriage Constitutional Amendment from filing any petitions pending further order of the Court, strongly suggesting that the petitioners replace their current summary language with the language of the proposed amendment.