Ohio Poll Finds Support for Overturning Marriage Ban

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        Ohio Poll Finds Support for Overturning Marriage Ban
     
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Ohio Poll Finds Support for Overturning Marriage Ban

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Ohio Poll Finds Support for Overturning Marriage Ban

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The hospital chaplain defeated two rivals and is favored in November to become the state’s first transgender legislator.

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Advocates for both cis and trans girls call foul on a new right-wing proposal that would force school-age female athletes to undergo invasive physical exams to "prove" their gender.

The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey