Ian James, FreedomOhio co-founder, applauded Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois, for being the second GOP member of the U.S. Senate to support marriage equality.
“As goes Ohio so goes the nation. Two weeks ago, Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman announced his support for marriage equality and today his colleague Mark Kirk from Illinois becomes the second Republican in the U.S. Senate to join him. We believe that with each passing day more and more leaders will embrace the civil rights issue of our generation and call for an end to marriage discrimination,” James said.
“We still must change the Ohio Constitution to give a same-gender loving couple the right to go to city hall and get a marriage license so they can protect and provide for one another and their family. At the same time, our clear and simple 46-word amendment protects religious freedom by guaranteeing that houses of worship can choose to marry or not marry, recognize or not recognize, a same-gender marriage,” James said.
