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Hope is a discipline: Let’s use it to change bad Ohio policy [COMMENTARY]

By Ginger Marshall ● Commentary ● February 20, 2024

‘Now is not the time to run; now is the time to fight anti-transgender hate and ignorance.’

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Politics should not be personal. Now is the time to act for Ohio’s trans community.

By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● January 30, 2024

Politics become personal when one’s identity is attacked. Unfortunately, for the transgender community, politics are personal.

LGBTQ+ Ohioans have been used as a punching bag my whole life. Why can’t they just leave us alone? [COMMENTARY]

By David DeWitt ● Commentary ● January 9, 2024

‘Ohio’s unconstitutionally gerrymandered state legislature has gone full-bore into the play: introducing anti-trans athlete bills, anti-transgender health care bills, and even anti-drag and bathroom ban laws.’

The Ohio House is coming back early to override the governor’s HB 68 veto and we need a miracle [COMMENTARY]

By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● January 3, 2024

‘They say they have the votes and, frankly, we believe them.’

DeWine was right to protect trans youth, but why did he attack Ohioans’ access to reproductive care? [COMMENTARY]

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Commentary ● January 3, 2024

‘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.’

The Buckeye Flame’s 4 LGBTQ+ Ohio Resolutions for 2024

By Ken Schneck ● Commentary ● January 1, 2024

From increasing queer Ohio joy to focusing more on rural LGBTQ+ Ohio, we have big plans for 2024. But can’t do it without you.

Why Christians should care about Ohio’s House Bill 68 [COMMENTARY]

By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● December 20, 2023

“Christians express love when we adjust our environment and our systems to accommodate the needs of others.”

Ohio GOP lawmakers bully trans kids for Christmas, shedding themselves of any basic human decency [COMMENTARY]

By David DeWitt & Ohio Capital Journal ● Commentary ● December 16, 2023

‘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]

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Commentary ● November 22, 2023

‘Click’s crusade to let government overrule parental rights to determine what’s best for trans minors is no anomaly in this legislature.’

I am an Ohio transgender athlete. I’m not willing to choose between field hockey or being my true self. [COMMENTARY]

By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● October 24, 2023

‘We don’t deserve to have to sacrifice ourselves, our identities, or the sports we play.’