Youth Archives – The Buckeye Flame

Oberlin advances conversion therapy ban, with hesitation

By Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● January 7, 2026

After a federal appeals court stopped Michigan’s ban, similar legislation in Ohio cities could be in jeopardy.

By Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● December 23, 2025

The village formally condemned the discredited practice of conversion therapy, but did not ban its infliction on minors like other towns

By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● November 25, 2025

Ohio sexual violence and sex trafficking experts warn against bill eliminating emergency path to safety for LGBTQ+ youth

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● November 23, 2025

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

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● November 20, 2025

All but one of the Senate Republicans voted to move the bill forward to the Ohio House.

By Signal Ohio ● Policy/Legislation ● November 7, 2025

Allowing students to ignore trans classmates’ pronouns wouldn’t “materially and substantially disrupt” the classroom, judges said.

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● October 29, 2025

The bill does not define what the chaplains would be doing in schools; Republican sponsors said it is up individual school districts.

By Ben Jodway ● Queer Joy ● October 27, 2025

‘The staff were like, ‘Hey, the youth are clamoring for it. They want it.”’

Eliminating access to temporary mental health care program for minors could place Ohio’s LGBTQ+ youth at risk.

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● October 23, 2025

The new legislation is similar to a 2023 bill that never received a hearing