Ohio House Passes Bill to Outlaw Same-Sex Marriage

(Columbus, Ohio) The Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill last night to outlaw homosexual marriage by a vote of 69 to 23. The bill will now be sent to the Ohio Senate for debate.

The provisions of the bill would prevent homosexual marriages from being performed in Ohio and specifically state that those entered into in other states will not be legally recognized in Ohio. After passage by the Senate, Gov. Taft has stated he will sign the bill into law.