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Taft signs Ohio anti-gay marriage law
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Claiming it is “not a law of intolerance,” Ohio Gov. Bob Taft signed on Friday one of the country’s strictest same-sex marriage bans into law, despite the fervent protests of the GLBT community. The Ohio bill singles out same-sex marriage as “against the strong public policy of this state,” and forbids the state from recognizing any “public act, record or judicial proceeding” from any jurisdiction that extends the benefits of marriage to nontraditional unions. In 90 days when the law takes effect, Ohio will become the 39th state to outlaw same-sex marriage, according to the Human Rights Campaign. The Buckeye State will also be the second state in the union to use the law to deny benefits to state employees with unmarried partners. In a prepared statement, Gov. Taft explained he signed the bill under the belief that Massachusetts will soon allow same-sex marriages. “Ohio could have same-sex couples who were ‘married’ in Massachusetts taking legal action in Ohio to recognize that marriage and to obtain the resulting benefits,” he said. “I do not endorse, nor does this law provide for, discrimination against any Ohio citizen,” he added, noting that the bill allows for domestic partner benefits for private sector employees and universities. The Ohio governor said the bill maintains current Ohio laws allowing “non-married persons to adopt, give a power of attorney, inherit property by will, assume child custody or guardianship or visit someone in the hospital.” |
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