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Ohio LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations denounce Cleveland Clinic’s DOJ settlement

One organization will be cutting all ties to the Cleveland Clinic, including terminating referrals and co-sponsorships

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Cleveland Clinic commits $2 million to detransition care in DOJ settlement

The hospital also agreed to not provide pediatric gender-affirming care for two decades, though state law already severely restricts that type of care.

Greater Mahoning Valley LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment adds to growing body of data

‘Research is resistance. Research tells us the truth.’

Cleveland Gender Freedom Policy needs 5,000+ signatures for City Council vote

Protecting trans people in Cleveland is petition drive’s mission.

New poll: Supermajority of Ohio voters believe politicians use trans issues as a distraction

Affordability/inflation is 5 times more a concern than transgender issues.

A collage showing two images. The left image is the colorful cover art for the tabletop roleplaying game "Defy the Gods" by Chrys Sellers. Male and feminine figures brandish their weapons and spells toward a god in a low-angle composition. The right image shows artwork of two masculine characters kissing from a "Defy the Gods" page spread.
Columbus game designer comes out while making new LGBTQ+ tabletop roleplaying game

‘I’m finally planting a flag about who I am as a designer’

2025-26 Guide to Ohio’s LGBTQ+ Legislation (136th General Assembly)

To help you differentiate one bill from another, we have put together this easy-to-use reference guide to Ohio LGBTQ+ legislation.

Sherrod Brown will face anti-transgender Republican Sen. Jon Husted in bid for Ohio U.S. Senate seat

Brown won the Democratic nomination but has been criticized by some LGBTQ+ leaders for bending on trans rights.

After growing up there without a safe space, a trans man creates his rural Ohio county’s first Pride

The 24-year-old hopes to bring a sense of community to his home in Adams County

Ohio Republican introduces yet ANOTHER anti-trans bill, this time targeting adult insurance coverage

Rep. Josh Williams has introduced over 100 bills in this General Assembly, including 6 targeting LGBTQ+ Ohioans.

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