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Ohio Republican lawmaker introduces bill to ensure prisoners and inmates are housed according to ‘biological sex’

The bill mirrors one that was just introduced in Kentucky a few weeks ago.

By H.L. Comeriato ● Transgender ● March 30, 2026

The case dates to 2024, when the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf two 12-year-old transgender girls and their parents challenging the “SAFE Act.”

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

Wednesday’s hearing featured the claim that gender-affirming care is “homosexual conversion therapy.”

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● March 26, 2026

In the past, Van Wert County residents traveled to Indiana for Pride

Conservative lawmakers said they will use the bill to target transgender Ohioans who use public locker rooms

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● March 25, 2026

Featuring: Sam Donndelinger (Uncloseted Media) and Darian Aaron (GLAAD)

By H.L. Comeriato ● Transgender ● March 24, 2026

Transgender people will celebrate the lives, legacies and futures of transgender Ohioans across the state.

By Ben Jodway & Ken Schneck ● Rural ● March 24, 2026

LGBTQ+ residents attempt to pick up the organizing that no longer has a sponsor

‘People were smiling and happy and feeling comfortable [because] they have access to firearms for the first time in a safe place.’

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● March 21, 2026

The drag ban and the bill to legally protect parents who reject their trans children both have hearings on Wednesday