LGBTQ Rights

The commission will be tasked with advising the mayor and city council on issues and legislation that impact the LGBTQ+ community.

Equality Ohio said in a statement that it's "not the first to be faced with the reality of downsizing as nonprofit organizations continue to face funding threats nationwide."

Whitehall became the 14th city in Ohio to ban conversion therapy and added more protections for the LGBTQ+ community during a city council meeting last week.

The young man wants to see dress code policies that are more inclusive toward trans people at public swimming areas, including Zoombezi Bay, the Columbus Zoo's waterpark.

The Human Rights Campaign kicked off its “American Dreams Tour” in Columbus. Visiting 12 cities nationwide the tour focuses on stories of LGBTQ+ people in red states.

The decisions could impact how LGBTQ issues are taught in schools.

The decisions could impact how LGBTQ issues are taught in schools.

Jimmie and Mindy Beall were first in line in Franklin County to get married after Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. They now are celebrating 10 years as a married couple.

Same-sex marriage was legalized by the U.S. Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges. Ten years later, Columbus looks to continue to create policy that protects the LGBTQ+ community.

The case behind the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide a decade ago is known as Obergefell v. Hodges, but the two Ohio men whose names became that title weren’t so at odds as it would seem, and are now friends.