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Judges rule that the West Virginia and North Carolina transgender care coverage policies discriminate
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in… Read More
A judge halts the Ohio law banning gender transition treatment for minors till after hearing
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County judge has again blocked a state law that would ban gender transition treatment for minors and would stop trans athletes from… Read More
Ohio is being sued over a new law that limits health care for transgender kids
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio, along with global law firm Goodwin, has filed a lawsuit against the state, trying to halt legislation from going into… Read More
Trans advocates are still against Ohio’s draft rules on youth transition treatment
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — About a dozen Ohioans testified Monday morning against some of the state’s draft rules regarding transition treatments and other gender-affirming care for trans children… Read More
Proposed state rules governing gender treatment in Ohio could be released soon
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed rules on gender-affirming care for minors that could affect adults in Ohio are still being developed. Those are separate from… Read More
The ACLU of Ohio says a lawsuit is coming soon over the law affecting trans kids
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ACLU of Ohio said it’s preparing a lawsuit to try to stop Republican-supported legislation from going into effect that would limit health care… Read More
An LGBTQ group says dozens of families are looking to leave Ohio because of the law on trans kids
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ban on gender transition treatment for minors and on trans kids in girls’ sports will take effect in April, now that Republicans in… Read More
Ohio bans trans kids in sports and gender-affirming care for minors as Senate overrides veto
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state law banning gender transition treatment for trans kids and prohibiting trans athletes from competing in girls’ sports will go into effect, in… Read More
Ohio is poised to become the 2nd state to restrict gender-affirming care for adults
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Associated Press) — Gov. Mike DeWine announced proposals this month that transgender advocates say could block access to gender-affirming care provided by independent clinics and general practitioners, leaving… Read More
How the Ohio House veto override might affect DeWine’s proposed rules on trans kids’ health care
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House has overridden Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a controversial bill affecting trans kids on a party line vote. And the Senate… Read More
Ohio’s House votes to override the veto of a gender-affirming care ban
By: Sarah Donaldson | Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — By 65-28, Republicans in the Ohio House broke with Gov. Mike DeWine and voted to override his veto of House Bill 68, which blocks… Read More
A bill that bans Ohio trans youth from gender-affirming care headed to the governor’s desk
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers voted Wednesday to both ban transgender youth from school athletics and limit their access to gender-affirming care. The 24-8 vote in the… Read More
Ohio’s House passes bans related to gender affirming health care and transgender women in sports
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers passed a trio of controversial bills Wednesday that affect the way LGBTQ kids in Ohio are educated, limits the types of medical treatment… Read More
How gender-affirming care may be impacted when clinics that offer abortions close
By: Juliana Kim | NPR
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WASHINGTON D.C. (NPR) – When someone set ablaze the only Planned Parenthood health clinic in Knoxville, Tenn., earlier this year, the center was immediately inundated with patients’ questions of what… Read More