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  Ohio governor signs bill making state 38th to ban gay marriage
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Last EditedEddie  Feb 08, 2004 10:35am
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News DateSaturday, February 7, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionOhio Gov. Bob Taft approved one of the country's most-far reaching gay-marriage bans on Friday, saying its adoption was urgent because the nation's first legally sanctioned same-sex weddings could take place as early as this spring in Massachusetts.

The bill, which Taft signed in private, also prohibits state employees from getting marital benefits for their unmarried partners, whether homosexual or heterosexual.

Taft, a Republican, denied assertions that the law promotes intolerance. He said the new law would send a strong positive message to children and families.

"Marriage is an essential building block of our society, an institution we must reaffirm," he said.
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