“In what supporters considered an historic vote, the Ohio House on Tuesday, Sept. 15, approved legislation banning discrimination in employment and housing based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
The vote was 56-38.
The bill now goes to the Senate where passage is less likely. Lynne Bowman, executive director of Equality Ohio, said supporters have 16 more months before this session of the legislature ends to win final approval. Bowman’s group advocates for equality for gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual Ohioans.
“This is a new opportunity,” Bowman said. Twenty states and the District of Columbia and 17 Ohio cities already have similar laws in effect, she said.
The vote was the first ever by the House and Senate on such legislation, said Bowman.”
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