Season 1 Bonus: Equal Rights, Not Special Rights: A Follow Up

Roger Asterino’s story

In this bonus episode, we hear from Roger Asterino, a former Cincinnati city employee whose story was at the heart of the anti-LGBTQ ballot initiative in the 1990s.

Roger shares the story of coming to terms with his sexuality in rural Ohio, the harassment he and others received from a coworker at the City of Cincinnati, how the Issue 3 ballot measure impacted his life and work, and his decision to leave Cincinnati for California in the years that followed the Issue 3 vote. 

We also discuss how Roger met Scott Knox, the Cincinnati attorney who represented him in the lawsuit against the city and was part of the campaign to overturn Issue 3 with another ballot initiative in 2004.

If you missed the episode on Cincinnati's Issue 3 ballot initiative, check it out here. 

We're grateful to Roger for sharing his story with us and hope you find it as impactful as we did.