Ohio, Enough with Special Homosexual Rights Bill Already

Ohio Democrats in the House are back at again with one their yearly pro-homosexual rights bills. This time it’s HR 176, a bill which changes quite a number of sections within the Ohio Revised Code, making sure that everything there is government related doesn’t, can’t, or won’t discriminate because sexual orientation or gender identity.

You’ll note the number I have included that deal directly with public schools and schooling-right to heart of the matter- making sure our government run schools are open to anyone with a same sex attraction disorder, including pedophilia (see Sec. 4112.01). I wonder how many of Chris Redfern’s rank and file know this?

Here are a few stand outs among the many:

Sec. 124.93. (B) No health insuring corporation that, on or after July 1, 1993, enters into or renews a contract with the department of administrative services under section 124.82 of the Revised Code, because of a physician’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin,; disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status as those terms are defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code,; age,; or ancestry, shall refuse to contract with that physician for the provision of health care services under section 124.82 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 340.12. No board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or any agency, corporation, or association under contract with such a board shall discriminate in the provision of services under its authority, in employment, or contract on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity as those terms are defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, race, color, sex, creed, disability, or national origin.

Sec. 511.03. After an affirmative vote in an election held under sections 511.01 and 511.02 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may make all contracts necessary for the purchase of a site, and the erection, improvement, or enlargement of such building. The board shall have control of any town hall belonging to the township, and it may rent or lease all or part of any hall, lodge, or recreational facility belonging to the township, to any person or organization under terms the board considers proper, for which all rent shall be paid in advance or fully secured. In establishing the terms of any rental agreement or lease pursuant to this section, the board of township trustees may give preference to persons who are residents of or organizations that are headquartered in the township or that are charitable or fraternal in nature. All persons or organizations shall be treated on a like or similar basis, and no differentiation shall be made on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity as those terms are defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or political affiliation. The rents received for such facilities may be used for their repair or improvement, and any balance shall be used for general township purposes.

Sec. 1501.012. (A) The director of natural resources may lease lands in state parks, as defined in section 1501.07 of the Revised Code, and contract for the construction and operation of public service facilities, as mentioned in that section, and for major renovation or remodeling of existing public service facilities by the lessees on those lands. …(9) A requirement that the public service facility be available to all members of the public without regard to sex, race, color, creed, ancestry, or national origin,; or disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity, as those terms are defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code;

Sec. 2927.03. (A) No person, whether or not acting under color of law, shall by force or threat of force willfully injure, intimidate, or interfere with, or attempt to injure, intimidate, or interfere with, any of the following:

(1) Any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or ancestry; or familial status as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, national origin, military status as defined in that section, disability as defined in that section, gender identity, or ancestry sexual orientation, as those terms are defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, and because that person is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying, contracting, or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing, or occupation of any housing accommodations, or applying for or participating in any service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting housing accommodations;

Sec. 3113.36. (A) To qualify for funds under section 3113.35 of the Revised Code, a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall meet all of the following requirements:

(B) A shelter for victims of domestic violence does not qualify for funds if it discriminates in its admissions or provision of services on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity as those terms are defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, race, religion, color, age, marital status, national origin, or ancestry. A shelter does not qualify for funds in the second half of any year if its application projects the provision of residential service and such service has not been provided in the first half of that year; such a shelter does not qualify for funds in the following year.

Sec. 3301.53. (A) The state board of education, in consultation with the director of job and family services, shall formulate and prescribe by rule adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code minimum standards to be applied to preschool programs operated by school district boards of education, county MR/DD boards, or eligible nonpublic schools. The rules shall include the following:

(3) Standards ensuring that preschool staff members and nonteaching employees are recruited, employed, assigned, evaluated, and provided inservice education without discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity as those terms are defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, age, color, national origin, race, or sex; and that preschool staff members and nonteaching employees are assigned responsibilities in accordance with written position descriptions commensurate with their training and experience;

Sec. 3313.481. (A) With the approval of the department of education, a board of education of a city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school district may operate any of its schools on a schedule other than that required by section 3313.48 of the Revised Code in order to do any of the following:

C) No board of education shall discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity as those terms are defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, sex, race, religion, or national origin when assigning pupils to attendance schedules pursuant to this section.

Sec. 3314.06. The governing authority of each community school established under this chapter shall adopt admission procedures that specify the following:

(D)(1) That there will be no discrimination in the admission of students to the school on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity as those terms are defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, race, creed, color, disability, or sex except that:

Sec. 4112.01. (A) As used in this chapter:

(2) “Employer” includes the state, any political subdivision of the state, any person employing four or more persons within the state, and any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer, except that for purposes of discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identity, “employer” includes the state, any political subdivision of the state, any person employing fifteen or more persons within the state, and any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer.

(b) “Physical or mental impairment” does not include any of the following:

(i) Homosexuality and bisexuality;

(ii) Transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders;

(23) “Sexual orientation” means actual or perceived, heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality.

(24) “Gender identity” means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, with or without regard to the individual’s designated sex at birth.

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