Today, in response to Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State Address, FreedomOhio released the following statement.
Co-founder and Executive Director Ian James said, “While the Governor may think his base of voters are "not there yet" on the issues of freedom to marry, employment or housing, and equal application of the law, polling suggests otherwise.
“We hope Governor Kasich will take time in the coming months to vocalize his support to ensure that all Ohioans are treated equally, and will speak-out to stop Ohio's legislature from passing Ohio's Jim Crow Law (HB376). Doing so will better help Ohio grow its economy and job base by being inclusive, not intolerant, exclusive and hateful."
FreedomOhio is the state’s largest LGBT equality organization with over 62,000 members. The group is working to bring their clear, concise and constitutionally sound 46-word amendment to Ohio voters in 2014. The amendment will allow same-gender couples to go to a courthouse and receive a marriage license, while also protecting and respecting the rights of houses of worship to choose whether or not to perform and/or recognize those marriages. Recent polling from Public Policy Polling (PPP) showed 56% of Ohio voters support FreedomOhio’s amendment.
