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Ohio Republicans pass ‘Don’t Say Gay/Trans’ bill without a full hearing, reject LGBTQ+ advocate testimony

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● June 13, 2023

This ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ passed out of committee and now heads to the full house to be voted on in the upcoming week.

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In 13 minutes, Ohio Republicans amended the ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ into a more explicitly anti-LGBTQ+ bill

By Ken Schneck ● Analysis ● June 7, 2023

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

By Ken Schneck ● Analysis ● May 10, 2023

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

By Ken Schneck ● Youth ● April 30, 2023

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

By Ken Schneck ● Analysis ● April 25, 2023

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’

By Ken Schneck ● Youth ● April 24, 2023

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

By Ken Schneck ● Youth ● March 24, 2023

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

By Ken Schneck ● Politics ● March 14, 2023

The bill would require parental notification on a wide range of vaguely defined circumstances, which could be used to target LGBTQ+ students.

Ohio school board reverses decision to cancel musical, passes anti-LGBTQ+ resolution in whirlwind meeting

By H.L. Comeriato ● Community ● February 15, 2023

An Ohio school board reversed its decision to cancel a controversial high school theater production, but not before passing an anti-LGBTQ+ resolution to deny LGBTQ+ students federal protections under Title IX.

Ohio parents sue school district; allege LGBTQ-affirming practices create a “recipe for child abuse”

By The Buckeye Flame ● Transgender ● January 18, 2023

The eight plaintiffs are each parents with children in the Hilliard School District, the defendant in this case.