New Republican bill to further restrict trans Ohioans’ lived experience, from bathrooms to changing birth and death certificates By Ken Schneck & Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● March 31, 2026 The bill was introduced on Trans Day of Visibility.
Ohio Republican lawmaker introduces bill to ensure prisoners and inmates are housed according to ‘biological sex’ By Adam Rhodes & Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● March 31, 2026 The bill mirrors one that was just introduced in Kentucky a few weeks ago.
Ohio Supreme Court hears case on health care ban for transgender youth By H.L. Comeriato ● Transgender ● March 30, 2026 The case dates to 2024, when the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf two 12-year-old transgender girls and their parents challenging the “SAFE Act.”
Republicans bus in anti-trans ‘lesbian Democrats’ to support Ohio bill protecting parents who reject their trans children By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● March 27, 2026 Wednesday’s hearing featured the claim that gender-affirming care is “homosexual conversion therapy.”
House Republicans pass drag ban targeting transgender Ohioans; bill now moves to Senate By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 25, 2026 Conservative lawmakers said they will use the bill to target transgender Ohioans who use public locker rooms
LGBTQ+ Ohioans mark upcoming Transgender Day of Visibility 2026 with community events By H.L. Comeriato ● Transgender ● March 24, 2026 Transgender people will celebrate the lives, legacies and futures of transgender Ohioans across the state.
Trans Ohioans create a safe space to teach other trans people how to shoot guns and handle firearms safely By Ben Jodway & H.L. Comeriato ● Transgender ● March 23, 2026 ‘People were smiling and happy and feeling comfortable [because] they have access to firearms for the first time in a safe place.’
Next week in Ohio: One committee hearing, two anti-LGBTQ+ bills and two big (potential) votes By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● March 21, 2026 The drag ban and the bill to legally protect parents who reject their trans children both have hearings on Wednesday
Drag performers testify against Ohio drag ban that also targets transgender people By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 18, 2026 Conservative lawmakers said part of their intent is to ban trans and gender non-conforming people from using public locker rooms
‘I’ve had more engaging conversations with trees’: Trans Ohioans get a cold reception from Ohio US rep in D.C. trip By Ben Jodway ● Politics ● March 17, 2026 A trans elder, a trans daughter and her father lobbied Ohio US Rep. David Joyce for trans rights on Capitol Hill