Ohio trans college students denounce proposed bathroom ban bill as dangerous
Studies show that trans people who are forced to use bathrooms that don’t match their gender identity and appearance face greater risks of violence and sexual assault
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'He went out of his way to praise the fundamentalist zealot behind HB 68 who aggressively stoked fear and hate against human beings already bullied and ostracized.'
Ohio father of a transgender teen hopes Gov. DeWine ‘trusts the science,’ vetoes HB 68
The Zingarelli family moved back to Ohio, in part, because Missouri’s legislature introduced anti-trans bills. Now a bill blocking gender-affirming care is on Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk.
Ohio GOP lawmakers bully trans kids for Christmas, shedding themselves of any basic human decency [COMMENTARY]
'Just before Christmas, DeWine will decide whether to be needlessly cruel, or whether to follow the best available science as well as basic human empathy and decency.'
From anti-trans bills to attacks on education, gerrymandered Ohio lawmakers push more extremist laws [COMMENTARY]
'Click’s crusade to let government overrule parental rights to determine what’s best for trans minors is no anomaly in this legislature.'
Would November’s abortion rights amendment limit parental rights in Ohio? Experts say no.
A similar amendment in Michigan did not overturn parental consent, experts say the same would likely be true for Ohio.
Ohio AG on bathroom policies: Law does not protect ‘subjective preferences’ of trans people
Even if sex-segregated bathroom policies deny transgender individuals the bathroom of their choice, Yost considers that denial “lawful."
Ohio Right to Life makes spurious, anti-trans argument in favor of supermajority amendment
Right to Life officials claim a reproductive rights amendment would allow youth to receive gender-affirming care without parental notification
