INTOLERANCE.

Governor Taft,

Is this

your vision

for our Ohio?

DOMA (the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act") was recently passed by the Ohio General Assembly and is scheduled to reach Governor Taft's desk for signature soon. Please contact the Governor immediately. Demand that he VETO H.B. 272.

DOMA IS BAD

FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The DOMA bill will send the chilling message to employers and prospective employees that Ohio is a place of intolerance not just to gay couples but to all unmarried couples. DOMA will make Ohio an undesirable place for companies and organizations to do business, as the inclusive employment policies of many of these companies could be at risk. Also, state employees, including faculty and staff of all Ohio's state-supported universities, will be prevented from ever receiving health insurance benefits for their unmarried partners seriously limiting their recruiting efforts.

DOMA IS HARMFUL

TO OHIO'S FAMILIES AND UNMARRIED COUPLES All Ohioans living in unmarried couple households will feel the effects. According to the 2000 census, these households comprise 5.2% of the households in Ohio (almost 250,000 Ohio citizens.) Under this bill, legal adoptions. from other states, legal guardianships and medical powers of attorney from this and other states could be invalidated. Even more shocking, survivors of domestic violence who are not married to their batterers may no longer be protected under state law.

DOMA IS WRONG

IT LEGISLATES INTOLERANCE & DISCRIMINATION This is the most far-reaching bill in the United States, denying all legal marital benefits to all unmarried couples. Fair-minded Democrats, Republicans and Independents agree that we don't need to promote discrimination in Ohio. Please call and demand that Governor Taft VETO H.B. 272 when it reaches his desk.

STOP Governor Bob Taft from promoting a state of intolerance!

Call him today! Phone: 614-466-3555, or contact

via e-mail at http://governor.ohio.gov/contactinfopage.asp

To learn about more actions that you can take to STOP DOMA, visit www.clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org

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