Let’s end discrimination in Ohio law. Together.
Our proposed amendments, The Ohio Equal Rights Amendment and The Ohio Right to Marry Amendment, would collectively be the most comprehensive state equal rights framework in the nation, ensuring that our State and local governments never infringe upon our rights as Ohioans.
The Ohio Constitution does not contain an Equal Rights Amendment and still includes a ban on same-sex marriage. This means that Ohioans are not constitutionally protected from discrimination by our State and local governments because of race, sex, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, disability, or other attributes. Instead, we must rely on an ever-changing, unreliable legislature to protect our rights. Additionally, marriage equality is only guaranteed by federal protections, and could be lost in the state if overturned federally.
Ohio Equal Rights is working to change this via the citizen-led ballot initiative process.
The Ohio Equal Rights Amendment would limit the Ohio legislature's power to discriminate against Ohioans with our own tax dollars. It would protect citizens from discrimination based on race, color, creed or religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression regardless of sex assigned at birth, pregnancy status, genetic information, disease status, age, disability, recovery status, familial status, ancestry, national origin, or military and veteran status.
Who We Are
Ohio Equal Rights is a grassroots movement of Ohioans.
We are currently building support and spreading the word about the initiative. If you, or anyone you know, are interested in helping, please contact us at Contact@OhioEqualRights.org.