Absorbing the incredible marriage equality momentum of 2013, Ohio Democrats have kicked up speed on an effort to bring marriage equality to their state. It starts with a fundraising effort that aims to dismantle the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

Losing her mother and job in the same week? Ohio's Bishop Watterson school has made life hell for former teacher Carla Hale, who was fired after being found out as gay. 

Hale was fired after an anonymous parent informed the school that the obituary for the teacher's mother listed her and her partner. 

Updated Wednesday, 4:15 p.m. EST

ABC News has posted an interview with former assistant principal Mike Moroski who was fired from an Ohio Catholic high school for writing a blog post in support of same-sex marriage.

Does Moroski have a middle finger ready to unleash on the church? Does he want his job back? All answers will be revealed after the jump!

And a bully goes DOWN!

Bigoted Pomeroy, Ohio Mayor Mary McAngus has resigned after Police Chief Mark E. Proffitt filed a formal complaint against her following her harassment of a gay police officer. 

More after the jump!

Updated 8 p.m. EST

Mere hours after GLAAD brought the story of Ohio Fox reporter Tricia Macke calling Rachel Maddow an "angry young man" to national attention and we already have an apology from both Macke and her employer. 

Check out the pair of apologies after the jump!

The library is open!

The family of Josh Mandel, a GOP candidate vying for one of Ohio's seats in the U.S. Senate, took out a full page ad in the Cleveland Jewish News to put their kin's homophobic campaign on full blast. 

So, what brilliance does Mandel's own family have to share with Ohio's voters about his opposition to the LGBT community? 

Looks like our trips to the doctor for a little "rejuvenation" (botox) may also include a little non-invasive body sculpting thanks to a new injection that may keep us pool party ready year round!

Researchers have found they can burn off excess fat in specific areas of the body by injecting tiny capsules filled with a modified type of heat-producing cell commonly found in animals and babies.

WHATEVER IT TAKES. 

More after the jump.

Move over love, compassion and equality; Paul Ryan says that bigotry trumps all as a "universal human value" in an obvious attempt to regain his anti-gay conservative cred following DADT opposition on Monday. Details follow. 

Vice President Joe Biden seems as sure as Brad Pitt that federal marriage equality in the U.S. is inevitable. At a campaign stop in Ohio, Biden spoke with a lesbian couple about same-sex marriage.

This is what Cathy Pool and Mendy Yates, together for 25 years, had to say about the meeting:

There's been a national trend of African-American voters changing their opinion on same-sex marriage since President Obama came out in support of marriage equality in May, but according to a recent poll there appears to be a decidedly pronounced forward shift in Ohio.

Details after the jump.

Updated Friday, 2:51 p.m. PST

Equality Ohio has appointed Kim Welter, the organization's director of programs and outreach, to take over as the interim executive director of the state LGBT-rights group following Ed Mullen's arrest and resignation.

More after the jump.

This is going to be AWESOME.

Midtown Comics will host their first wedding on Wednesday, June 20.

The New York Times reports that "In honor of the release of “Astonishing X-Men No. 51,” in which the mutant superhero Northstar marries his boyfriend Kyle, Midtown Comics will present the wedding of Scott Everhart, 39, and Jason Welker, 33, a couple from Columbus, Ohio, who were selected from more than 50 applicants."

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