Posted May 18, 200619 yr Bias Study Sets Ohio at the Bottom Thursday, May 18, 2006 T.C. Brown Plain Dealer Bureau Columbus - Ohio ranks last in the nation for protecting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered, according to a study released Wednesday by an organization that advocates for those groups. Equality Ohio, a grass-roots group that conducted the study, organized a conference of more than 500 people at the state capital Wednesday with the goal of educating lawmakers about issues of discrimination against gays, lesbians and others. It marked the first "lobby day" for the group, a gathering organizers hope to turn into an annual event. For more info, click link above
May 18, 200619 yr ...reminds me a line from that Monty Python and the Holy Grail Movie... "Help! Help! I'm being opressed!" ;-)
May 18, 200619 yr Yes, but does this study sound right? This study was looking at legislation, it seems. Which is at best an indirect measure of tolerance within civil society (as opposed to the political culture). And, at the municiple level Ohio seems to be somewhat OK on the gay rights issue given the sucess of GLBT ordnances in the larger cities and select college towns.
May 18, 200619 yr Yeah, the ranking seems kinda off to me... Sounds like a good statistic to include in fund raising material... I know of a couple people who participated in the Lobby Day event yesterday, so I'll have to see if they have any more info or insights about the study
May 19, 200619 yr Just throwing this out there to anyone that is interested: http://www.equalityohio.org/
May 19, 200619 yr lol..-2..I wonder how much this "study" has to do with Ken Blackwell getting the GOP nomination... As the title states, the study is bias..Outside of only a handful of coastal areas, Ohio is just as discriminatory to gays as any other state. I know some who even says its too liberal.
December 7, 200618 yr From the 11/16/06 Dispatch: Ohio ranks last in laws ensuring equality for gays Thursday, November 16, 2006 Kevin Kidder THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH This is a state where gay marriage is illegal. In fact, the constitution states that anything that even approximates it is illegal. That’s one reason why Lynne Bowman, executive director of Equality Ohio, branded the state dead last in laws that promote equality for the gay community. More below [email protected] http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/11/16/20061116-D13-02.html
December 7, 200618 yr Headline: Ohio ranks last in laws ensuring equality for gays http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=8905.msg145637#msg145637 Headline: Why is Columbus so gay? http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=9383.msg106143#msg106143 Okay kids, let's play "Spot the Irony"
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