Ohio Parents, Stay in your Own Lane: the Kids are Queering Prom
The prom king and queen crowning in Kettering, Ohio stirred up some Stephen King-type memories for one LGBTQ+ Ohioan.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Blitz: Ohio House Republicans overwhelmingly pass bills to out LGBTQ+ kids to their families, prohibit gender-affirming care for youth and ban trans women from sports.
“These laws we are putting into place are making kids unsafe,” said Democrat Rep. Juanita Brent
Ohio Republicans pass ‘Don’t Say Gay/Trans’ bill without a full hearing, reject LGBTQ+ advocate testimony
This 'Parents' Bill of Rights' passed out of committee and now heads to the full house to be voted on in the upcoming week.
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.
Despite student protest, an Ohio school board voted unanimously to remove LGBTQ+ protective language
The school board said their decision wasn't anti-LGBTQ+. But one member had some decidedly transphobic things to say right before the vote.
‘A Solution Looking for a Problem’: Bill that would out LGBTQ+ students to parents gets third hearing
Here are 12 of the most memorable quotes from this third hearing to force teachers and school staff to out LGBTQ+ students.
Ohio school board member attempts to ban trans athletes, bathroom access; called ‘petulant 2-year-old’
This wasn’t the first time Darbi Boddy introduced anti-LGBTQ+ controversy at a Lakota School Board meeting...
An Ohio school board defeats an anti-LGBTQ+ resolution by the slimmest of margins
Public debate raged for nearly two hours, with many speakers asserting that trans bathroom access would enable sexual assault.
Ohio House holds first hearing for “Parents’ Bill of Rights”; would force teachers to out LGBTQ+ students
The bill would require parental notification on a wide range of vaguely defined circumstances, which could be used to target LGBTQ+ students.
