Tensions flare in Ohio House Committee over whether trans people exist and ‘parental alienation’

The bill on the table would grant protections to parents who reject their trans children

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Same affirming Ohio summer camp for trans and gender-expansive kids. Different zip code.

Camp Indigo returns to Ohio for a third summer, this time in Columbus

Bill that allows untrained chaplains in Ohio schools opposed by chaplains themselves during third hearing

Chaplains, social workers and counselors say untrained chaplains place LGBTQ+ and non-Christian students at risk

Ohio school board member resigns following our questions about his social media posts denying the Holocaust

Social media posts show a now-former Little Miami board member denying the Holocaust and supporting Hitler before voting to remove anti-hate poster.

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Featuring: Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD

Watch the HB 693 hearing on Wednesday. Play HB 693 BINGO. Enter to win prizes!

The bill aims to protect parents who reject their trans children.

I’m a Christian faith leader and even I don’t think chaplains should be in Ohio schools [COMMENTARY]

“While HB 531 may, in some sense, seek to resolve the shortage of school counselors in Ohio, it does so at the risk of students.”

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