/tags/same-sex-marriage Same-Sex Marriage en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:56:41 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-27/first-same-sex-couple-married-in-franklin-county-celebrates-10-years Jimmie and Mindy Beall were first in line in Franklin County to get married after Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. They now are celebrating 10 years as a married couple. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:56:41 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-27/first-same-sex-couple-married-in-franklin-county-celebrates-10-years Katie Geniusz /politics-government/2025-06-26/columbus-marks-10-year-anniversary-of-same-sex-marriage-legalization Same-sex marriage was legalized by the U.S. Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges. Ten years later, Columbus looks to continue to create policy that protects the LGBTQ+ community. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:43:44 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-26/columbus-marks-10-year-anniversary-of-same-sex-marriage-legalization Katie Geniusz /politics-government/2025-06-26/once-opponents-in-the-supreme-court-case-that-legalized-same-sex-marriage-now-theyre-friends The case behind the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide a decade ago is known as Obergefell v. Hodges, but the two Ohio men whose names became that title weren’t so at odds as it would seem, and are now friends. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:59:20 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-26/once-opponents-in-the-supreme-court-case-that-legalized-same-sex-marriage-now-theyre-friends The Associated Press /politics-government/2025-06-23/a-supreme-court-ruling-10-years-ago-involving-an-ohio-couple-led-to-same-sex-marriage-legalization Same-sex marriages surged in the immediate wake of the James Obergefell decision, as dating couples and those already living as domestic partners flocked to courthouses and those houses of worship that welcomed them to legalize their unions. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:55:53 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-23/a-supreme-court-ruling-10-years-ago-involving-an-ohio-couple-led-to-same-sex-marriage-legalization Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press /2022-11-23/brown-says-federal-marriage-protections-could-get-final-approval-next-week The U.S. Senate is expected to hold the next vote on a bill that would codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriages as early as Monday. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:18:02 GMT /2022-11-23/brown-says-federal-marriage-protections-could-get-final-approval-next-week Andy Chow /politics-government/2022-09-22/ohios-republican-senator-confirms-no-vote-on-same-sex-marriage-bill-until-after-november Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) is hoping for a vote by the end of the year on the bill, which is supported by all Democrats but only a handful of Republicans in the Senate. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:15:09 GMT /politics-government/2022-09-22/ohios-republican-senator-confirms-no-vote-on-same-sex-marriage-bill-until-after-november Karen Kasler /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-08-02/the-history-and-politics-of-same-sex-marriage The House of Representatives last week passed legislation that would protect same-sex marriages at the federal level in response to Justice Clarence Thomas’s call for the supreme court to revisit same-sex marriage rights.Today we are taking a look at the history and politics of same-sex marriage in the U.S. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:42:59 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-08-02/the-history-and-politics-of-same-sex-marriage /politics-government/2022-07-27/dewine-says-talk-of-banning-contraceptives-and-same-sex-marriage-in-ohio-is-absurd The Republican governor, who signed the six-week ban on abortion now in effect, said lawmakers need to clarify state laws surrounding abortion. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 20:52:15 GMT /politics-government/2022-07-27/dewine-says-talk-of-banning-contraceptives-and-same-sex-marriage-in-ohio-is-absurd Karen Kasler /politics-government/2022-07-20/ohio-senator-rob-portman-co-sponsors-bill-to-codify-same-sex-marriage Ohio's U.S. Senator Rob Portman is co-sponsoring a bill to codify same-sex marriage and extend protections to all married couples. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:02:39 GMT /politics-government/2022-07-20/ohio-senator-rob-portman-co-sponsors-bill-to-codify-same-sex-marriage Debbie Holmes /npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-19/bill-to-protect-same-sex-and-interracial-marriage-passes-overwhelmingly-in-the-house Wary of political fallout, GOP leaders didn't direct members to hold the party line against the bill and dozens of Republicans joined Democrats in passing it. But it will likely stall in the Senate. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:18:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-19/bill-to-protect-same-sex-and-interracial-marriage-passes-overwhelmingly-in-the-house The Associated Press