Transgender Archives – Page 5 of 48

Ohio Supreme Court to consider ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Signal Ohio ● Youth ● July 23, 2025

The case sets up a major showdown in an election year for the court, controlled 6-1 by Republicans, on a politically charged question of access to health care.

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Trans people can obtain accurate passports again. Here’s how.

By The 19th ● Transgender ● July 19, 2025

The 19th spoke with experts about the window of opportunity — and risk — that exists while the State Department complies with a court order.

Ohio’s Center for Christian Virtue reclassified as anti-LGBTQ+ hate group

By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● July 7, 2025

The Southern Poverty Law Center adds CCV to its list of anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups following a six-year absence

An advertisement for the 988 hotline is in the foreground with a person holding a phone. A Pride flag is in the background.

Rural Ohio LGBTQ+ youth left hanging by Trump’s cut to end 988 suicide and crisis hotline for queer community

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● July 1, 2025

A new study shows that rural LGBTQ+ youth rely more on online support than their urban peers.

Ohio governor vetoes LGBTQ+ book restrictions, keeps trans erasure language in budget

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● July 1, 2025

Gov. Mike DeWine also vetoed language that would defund homeless shelters supporting trans youth

Ohio LGBTQ+ orgs react to SCOTUS decision to uphold ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Ben Jodway ● Transgender ● June 18, 2025

Organizations called the ruling discriminatory against transgender people and inconsistent with earlier decisions.

Ohio Senate passes budget containing slate of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● June 11, 2025

The budget includes language to erase trans identity, ban youth access to LGBTQ+ books and defund homeless shelters that support trans youth.

Ohio budget would ban Medicaid from covering gender affirming mental health care

By Signal Ohio ● Policy/Legislation ● June 11, 2025

The proposed budget also requires that driver’s licenses or birth certificates reflect transgender people’s sex assigned at birth.

Teaching Transliterature: How a Cleveland-area academic pioneered a field of study to amplify voices of change

By The Land ● Literary ● June 3, 2025

“I had to plant a flag saying transliterature exists, it is important, and it is worthy of study.”

Ohio public drag ban has first legislative hearing

By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● May 29, 2025

Both performers and ordinary transgender Ohioans could face legal uncertainty in public spaces under the proposed bill.