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2025-26 Guide to Ohio’s LGBTQ+ Legislation (136th General Assembly)

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● November 23, 2025

To help you differentiate one bill from another, we have put together this easy-to-use reference guide to Ohio LGBTQ+ legislation.

Our goal with this LGBTQ+ Ohio Nonprofit Guide is to support individuals finding the community they might be seeking.

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

“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.”

By Ken Schneck ● Community ● March 7, 2026

Join us as we take a look back through the efforts of our siblings who used words and newsprint to make a difference.

By Ken Schneck ● Community ● March 6, 2026

‘Transgender and gender-diverse athletes belong in women’s rugby.’

Republican Bill inviting volunteer chaplains to minister in Ohio public schools could place LGBTQ+ students at risk

By Ken Schneck ● Families ● March 4, 2026

Shaker Heights dad’s queer clothing line builds community.

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● March 4, 2026

Featuring: Ben Jodway (The Buckeye Flame) and Gisselle Medina (Fresnoland)

According to a 2020 study, 17% of LGBTQ people surveyed said they had experienced homelessness at a point in their life.

By Ben Jodway ● Education ● February 28, 2026

Little Miami School Board deemed the flags to be “sexuality content.”

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● February 27, 2026

Sexual orientation is also not mentioned anywhere in the bill.