State-level anti-LGBTQ bills have real, negative impacts on states, well-being of residents By Ohio Capital Journal ● Policy/Legislation ● March 22, 2025 Equality Ohio said their legal clinic has seen a 200% increase in client intakes since the presidential election.
Appellate court strikes down Ohio ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth By Ken Schneck & H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 18, 2025 ‘There is no question that the treatments at issue here are, in fact, health care.’
U.S. Supreme Court Case may complicate Ohio efforts to ban conversion therapy on minors By Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● March 14, 2025 13 Ohio municipality laws and a statewide bill are at stake as the court decides whether such bans are unconstitutional.
Let’s taco bout Ohio trans support: Trans Talk Tuesday serves up community, one tortilla at a time By Jackson Hare ● Transgender ● March 11, 2025 The twice-a-month gatherings provide a safe space for trans and non-binary individuals to be visible and authentic.
‘Guilty until our status is proven innocent’: Update on Ohio’s outdated HIV criminalization laws By Ken Schneck ● HIV & AIDS ● March 3, 2025 Black Ohioans disproportionately prosecuted.
A one-month status update on Trump’s LGBTQ+ executive orders By The 19th ● Policy/Legislation ● February 27, 2025 As lawsuits against the administration grow, here is where some of the orders that affect LGBTQ+ people and women stand.
Ohio senators introduce bill to end conversion therapy statewide – their fourth attempt By Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● February 24, 2025 SB 71 was introduced in February as more municipalities ban conversion therapy on minors within their city limits.
After passionate public comment, Westerville becomes the 13th city in Ohio to ban conversion therapy on minors By Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● February 21, 2025 Westerville City Council voted 5-2 to ban conversion therapy on minors after three readings of the ordinance in the Columbus suburb.
Big Tobacco targeted the LGBTQ+ community. An Ohio health department and LGBTQ+ org team up to break that grip By Ben Jodway ● Health & Wellness ● February 17, 2025 Medina County Health Department and OutSupport deliver smoking-cessation resources directly to the queer community.
With uncertainty over the future of Ryan White HIV funding, here’s what we know By Juan Michael Porter II ● HIV & AIDS ● February 11, 2025 A memo sent out to Cleveland-based HIV providers calls into question the future of Ryan White HIV funding.