Play HB 693 Bingo

The Ohio House Judiciary Committee will hear sponsor testimony on Wednesday at 9 a.m. on HB 693, a bill to protect parents who reject their trans children.

HB 693 is sponsored by Reps. Joshua Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) and Gary Click (R-Vickery), both sponsors of myriad anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

The bill redefines “affirmation” as a parent’s right to only acknowledge a child’s sex at birth, including the right to:

Only use the child’s legal name given at birth.
Only use pronouns consistent with the child’s sex assigned at birth.
Seek out mental health services to rid their child of their trans identity.
Decline to consent to any physical or mental health services for the purpose of gender transition.

If passed, the bill would also:

Prevent parents from being charged with abuse and neglect if they refuse to recognize their child’s trans identity and only recognize the child’s sex assigned at birth.
Prevent public children’s services from establishing a case plan requiring that a parent facilitate a “social or medical intervention counter to affirming a child’s sex [assigned at birth]”.
Prevent state agencies from taking any action against a parent if the only complaint is that they are denying their child’s trans identity.
Prevent state agencies from withholding any information about a child’s gender identity to their parents.
Prevent courts from taking into consideration that a parent is not affirming their trans child when allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children.
Prevent state agencies from collecting information about a minor’s LGBTQ+ identity without parental permission or maintaining a database of parents who deny their child’s LGBTQ+ identity.

Ohio Republicans introduce bill to protect parents who reject their trans children

We have heard the same sound bites for these anti-LGBTQ+ bills over and over again. Let’s see if you can spot them on Wednesday.

Play HB 693 BINGO with us:

Watch the Public Health Policy committee hearing on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. on The Ohio Channel. HB 693 is currently the second bill on the agenda.
Use the HB 693 BINGO card below by right-clicking “Save image as” or use the pdf here to keep track of what is said.
Send a screenshot of your marked-off card to editor@thebuckeyeflame.com by Friday, March 13 at noon to be entered to win a some pretty nifty LGBTQ+ Ohio swag, including a limited edition Buckeye Flame hoodie!