Oberlin advances conversion therapy ban, with hesitation
After a federal appeals court stopped Michigan’s ban, similar legislation in Ohio cities could be in jeopardy.
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Yellow Springs, Ohio, passes resolution condemning conversion therapy, drafts nondiscrimination ordinance
The village formally condemned the discredited practice of conversion therapy, but did not ban its infliction on minors like other towns
Experts warn Ohio Republican-sponsored bill could protect parents who abuse LGBTQ+ youth
Ohio sexual violence and sex trafficking experts warn against bill eliminating emergency path to safety for LGBTQ+ youth
‘This is just indoctrinating.’ Ohio Senate approves bill to allow public schools to display Ten Commandments
All but one of the Senate Republicans voted to move the bill forward to the Ohio House.
School can’t punish Ohio students for misgendering transgender classmates, appeals court rules
Allowing students to ignore trans classmates’ pronouns wouldn’t “materially and substantially disrupt” the classroom, judges said.
Ohio House Education Committee holds first hearing for bill to allow chaplains in public schools
The bill does not define what the chaplains would be doing in schools; Republican sponsors said it is up individual school districts.
Ohio LGBTQ+ youth gain XP and craft queer tales through tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons
‘The staff were like, 'Hey, the youth are clamoring for it. They want it.”’
Ohio Republicans want to end emergency mental health services for minors in latest push for ‘parental rights’
Eliminating access to temporary mental health care program for minors could place Ohio's LGBTQ+ youth at risk.
Ohio Republicans introduce bill to allow chaplains in public schools to provide undefined ‘support, services and programs’
The new legislation is similar to a 2023 bill that never received a hearing
Cincinnati awards $225k to fund orgs supporting trans youth’s mental healthcare
The city invested $500,000 into trans youth’s mental healthcare last year after Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban was legalized.
