Conservatives are resisting a hate-crime bill in Ohio. Here’s why that bill is so necessary

Does a hate crime law protecting LGBT people from harassment constitute special privilege? That’s exactly what critics of a new bill that would expand the Ohio’s existing laws—which currently cover gender, race, and religion—are suggesting.According to a Columbus Dispatch report from January, the Buckeye State faces an uphill battle to adding gender identity and sexual orientation to statewide hate crime ordinances, as Ohio is one of just 13 states that doe