GLBT News Election Nov 3, 2013

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Re-Elect 2013White House

Champion of ChangeChris Seelbach

-Extended Equal Partner benefits to Cityemployees-Helped create LGBT police and fireliaison-Required al city contractors agree to

inclusive non-discrimination policy

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GLBT NewsPage 1November 3, 2013 Election Edition

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Vote Gay on TuesdayBy Worley

RodehaverPublisher

Tuesday we have a

chance to prove that

Chris Seelbachs first

election was not a fluke

and that he deserves a

second term regardless

of his sexuality.

Any person running

for office should be

elected because of his

or her character and de-

sire to serve the public.

I have watched Chris

since he first walked

into a youth group. Ive

watched him as he grew

into one our best coun-

cil members. GLBT News en-

dorses Chris.

Another member of

council we have ob-served for years is

Roxanne Qualls.

This will be her sec-

ond time as mayor if

she is elected. The first

time under other rules

she was elected because

she got the most votes

of all other candidates.

That alone says some-

thing about Qualls.

This time she wants

to lead the city into a

new future and not

back us up into a horse

and buggy mentality.

She supports a street-

car which should have

been built years ago aspart of an area rapid

transit system.

Look at Atlanta and

Portland. Of course aloop downtown isnt

much but it is a begin-

ning and she wants to

continue the line into

Uptown and the Uni-

versity/hospital area.

We endorse Roxanne

for mayor.

This issue contains

Ads from candidates

who felt it was impor-

tant to spend some of

their election funds to

tell the GLBT Commu-

nity they are there for

us. We endorse them

also.

On the back page is

the endorsement list ofEquality Cincinnati.

See Vote, Page 2, Col. 3


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responsibility for content, accuracy or validity of Advertising.Contents GLBT News, 2013

Always be yourself, from Billy Elliot

Vol. 17; November 3, 2013

Publisher/EditorWorley Rodehaver; Associate EditorMichael X. ChanakTransportationJoe Wilks

SalesKaren Halaszyn513-979-4295

Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease, only love can do that. Martin Luther King

This publication is dedicated to those

PaulDelph

Matthew

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It is our goal to record the positive contributions GLBTpeople make to their community and the localcommunity at large. While AIDS and Hate CRIMES are certainly not positive things, we seek to draw thepositive from the negative. We hold up Paul Delph and Matthew Shepard and their families as models ofhow human beings should or could react to each other and how famil ies should support loved ones whoselives are not in the box right wing religious zealots want them in. Delph, a multi-talented Cincinnatian, diedof AIDS in 1996. His mother shut down her business to care for him. Shepard died in 1998, victim of a hateCrime and his mother worked for years to get passed a national Hate Crimes Bill, which is now law.

who have or have died from AIDS or Hate Crimes

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Take it with you to vote. Also in this issue are

our regular weekly ad-

vertisers.

Our endorsements are

not theirs even though

they may all agree with

us. Keep in mind our

endorsements are ours

and not necessarily

those of our regular ad-

vertisers.

Also this newspaper

is sent by individuals

and groups to others in

the Greater Cincinnati

Community and they

too are not necessarily

endorsing the candi-

dates we are. The most important

thing you can do is

VOTE!

Vote,from Page 1

The attacks from the

Tea Party and COAST

are in full swing againstChris Seelbach.

Three attack mail

pieces have been sent

and the attack radio ad

is playing on at least

three stations.

But....we are not

ready to back down!.

says Seelbach

We are too proud ofthe work weve done

and could continue to

do. he added.

Dirty tricks


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A dedicated public servant,Air Force Veteran,

Cincinnati Police Sergeant,

Public School Teacher,

Former President of the

Sentinel Police Association,

Cincinnati Branch NAACP,

and Cincinnati Chapter

National Forum for Black Public

Administrators.

Honored to serve you on

Cincinnati City Council.

PFLAG Cincinnati

Meetings on 2 Tuesdaysnd

7:00 - 9:30 p.m. at

Mt. Auburn Presbyterian

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[email protected](513) 721-7900

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Sen. Harry Reid hasannounced that he will

allow the Employment

Non-Discrimination

Act (ENDA) to come to

the floor of the U.S.

Senate for a vote this

week.

Current polling

shows that it lacks one

vote for passage. This isa major issue for the

GLBT Community

because it provides

protection against

discrimination in the

workplace and in

various other aspects ofliving.

In 29 states there are

no laws protecting

those in the GLBT

Community from being

fired or denied employ-

ment because of their

sexual preferences.

Along with that, in 33

states transgenders canbe denied employment

simply because of who

they are.

While ENDA is a

major protection for

GLBT people, it is

more than that. This isa true civil rightsissue.

This is a fight to ensure

that no American has to

live in fear of losing a

job because of who they

are and who they love.

Call your U.S.

Senators office and let

them know that you

expect them to vote infavor of ENDA. In

Ohio, the local number

for Sen. Sherrod Brown

is (513) 684-1021,

www.brown.senate.gov

and Sen. Rob Port-man

is (513) 444-4568.

www.portman.senate.gov

. Remember, how they

vote demonstrates their

true support for the

Community or only lip

service.

ENDA up for vote this week

Recieve GLBT News via e.mail. Send your e.mail address to [email protected]

VOTE

COLUMBUS TheOhio Department of

Taxation released new

tax forms for same-

gender couples that

have legally married

outside the state of

Ohio.

While these couples

can file taxes jointly at

the federal level, Ohios2004 Constitutional

marriage ban still forces

Tax formes forcouples marriedoutside of Ohio

See Taxes, Page 5, Col. 1


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Through this project, you can participate

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Our commitment to

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them to file individual

state tax returns. In response, Freedom-

Ohio co-founder Ian

James said, The irony

here is that since the

state of Ohio is

forbidden to recognize

legal marriages of

same-gender couples, it

forces married Gay

couples to file taxesindividual rather than

jointly, and in turn gives

significant tax benefit

to married Gay couples

that married straight

couples are not

permitted to receive.

While many will

appreciate the extra tax

benefits, this separate

and unequal treatmentof families is unfair,

unequal and is not the

treatment we seek.

FreedomOhio is

committed to bringingequal rights to all

Ohioans.

FreedomOhio is

working to bring their

clear, concise andconstitutionally sound

46-word amendment to

Taxesfrom Page 4


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POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

2726 Johnstone Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206

and not authorized by any candidate

or candidates committee.

Equality Cincinnati Endorsements

Mayor (chose one)

John Cranley

Roxanne Qualls

Cincinnnati City Council

Michelle Dillingham

Greg Landsman

David Mann

Mike Moroski

Laure QuinlivanChris Seelbach

Yvette Simpson

P.G. Sittenfeld

Wendell Young

Cincinnati School BoardMelanie Bates

Ericka Copeland-Dansby

Elisa Hoffman

Betsy ShankJudge of Hamilton County

Municipal Court

Tyron K. Tates District 2

Heather S. Russell District 5Melissa Powers District 7


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