Yahoo! News - Cincinnati voters repeal anti-gay law
While Ohio was one of the 11 states that approved bans on same-sex marriage on Election Day, there was one thing LGBT Ohioans could celebrate: Cincinnati voters repealed an amendment to the City Charter which barred the city from offering any protections to gays and lesbians.

Voters approved the repeal of Article XII, Issue 3, by a 54-46 percent margin.

Article XII stated: "The city of Cincinnati and its various Boards and Commissions may not enact, adopt, enforce or administer any ordinance, regulation, rule or policy which provides that homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientation, status, conduct or relationship constitutes, entitles or otherwise provides a person with a basis to have a claim of minority or protected status, quota preference or other preferential treatment."

The repeal effort had supporters that stretched from the public to private sector.

Along with a majority of city council members, Mayor Charlie Luken supported the repeal. "I am proud of my city tonight," Luken told the Cincinnati Post. "This shows we're ready to welcome all of our citizens."

Several corporations also supported the repeal, including Procter & Gamble and Federated Department Stores.

Why did they do it? I hate to be cynical, but they did it because the amendment was bad for business, not because it was the "right" thing to do. Still, it was a bit of good news on a very bad day for civil rights.