13 quotes from the latest hearing to ban public drag performances in Ohio
Testimony included a rep from Gays Against Groomers, a hate group Republican lawmakers went out of their way to praise.
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8 Quotes from the latest hearing on Ohio’s bill to forcibly out LGBTQ+ students
The ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ also has a curricular component requiring parental notification of LGBTQ+ content.
Ohio Republicans introduce the ‘Protect All Students Act.’ And of course, it’s about restricting bathroom use, not guns
The 40-minute hearing featured dueling Bible verses, rampant transphobia and bizarre anecdotes.
What We Know: Newly proposed rules could restrict healthcare for transgender adults in Ohio
There’s no real ethical question here except, ‘Why is the government involved in a patient's care at all?’
‘This will lead to unconscionable cruelty’: 13 Quotes from the latest hearing on Ohio’s bill to forcibly out LGBTQ+ students
The ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ also has a curricular component requiring parental notification of LGBTQ+ content.
7 Quotes from the first hearing to ban public drag performances in Ohio
The hearing had a choked-up representative, suppositions and subjective definitions galore...all in under twenty minutes.
15 Quotes from the third hearing on HB 183 to ban trans individuals from bathrooms in Ohio schools and colleges
The hearing featured nearly every transphobic trope in the playbook. Trans Ohioans were equated with voyeurs, predators & rapists.
14 Quotes from the first hearing on HB 183 to ban trans individuals from bathrooms in Ohio schools and colleges
The bill's sponsor mentioned bathrooms only once in her testimony, choosing instead to focus her words on invalidating trans identity.
In 13 minutes, Ohio Republicans amended the ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ into a more explicitly anti-LGBTQ+ bill
The new changes include parents' "fundamental right" to make decisions concerning their child, a right denied to them in a separate bill.
‘This will harm LGBTQ+ youth’: Opponents testify against Ohio bill that would out LGBTQ+ students to parents
Here are 18 of the most memorable quotes from Tuesday's fourth hearing to force teachers and school staff to out LGBTQ+ students.
