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Children’s hospitals are the latest target of anti-LGBTQ harassment
By: Shannon Bond | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Hospitals and doctors around the country are facing harassment and even death threats over the medical care they offer to transgender kids. In many cases, they… Read More
Rural pride gatherings provide safe spaces for the LGBTQ community
By: Kaitlin Thorne | Ohio Valley ReSource, Katie Meyers | Ohio Valley ReSource, Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Rural Pride gatherings provide safe spaces for LGBTQ community PIKEVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — It wasn’t long ago that Tonya Jones felt she couldn’t be out and… Read More
In late night, last minute move, Ohio House passes ban on transgender athletes in girls sports
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It was after 11 p.m. Wednesday when members of the Ohio House of Representatives voted to attach an unrelated, controversial amendment to a bill… Read More
Nearly half of LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide, survey finds
By: Rina Torchinsky | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Nearly half of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, according to a survey from the Trevor Project. The Trevor Project, an organization… Read More
Biden Repeals Trump-Era Ban On Transgender Soldiers
By: Scott Detrow | NPR
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Former President Donald Trump had first ordered a ban on transgender soldiers in 2017, and President Biden had long promised to repeal the order.
Pastors, Religious Groups Speak To Ohio Fairness Act
By: Susan Tebben | Ohio Capital Journal
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WOUB Digital · Ohio Capital Journal Reporter Susan Tebben Reports On The Ohio Fairness Act COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ohio Capital Journal) — Religious leaders across the state had their turn to… Read More
Athens Pride Rally Addresses Queer Justice, Racial Justice And Immigration
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — “Stop killing us. Stop killing Black folks. Stop killing Brown folks. Stop killing Queer folks. Stop killing Trans folks. It’s simple, yet people have a hard… Read More
Lawmakers Introduce Bill Prohibiting LGBTQ Discrimination
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill to forbid employment and housing discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community. The latest iteration of the Ohio Fairness Act… Read More
Craft Beer, Drag Queens Used to Boost Ohio LGBTQ Turnout
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A nonpartisan coalition seeking to boost turnout among Ohio’s LGBTQ voters in 2020 is launching a campaign that pairs voter registration with drag queens and craft… Read More
Trump Appointee Gorsuch Plays Coy In LGBTQ Employment Rights Case
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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At issue is whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars sex discrimination, covers gay and transgender workers.
Why Ohio House Leader Dropped Protection For LGBTQ Employees
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The leader of minority Democrats in the Ohio House says when the new human resources handbook came out last month, it was missing the clause that provided job protection for… Read More
W.Va. Lawsuit: School Official Harassed Trans Teen in Bathroom
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a West Virginia transgender male who said an assistant principal harassed him when he tried to use the… Read More
Catholic School Sues Ohio City Over LGBTQ Protections
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Lyceum, a Catholic college preparatory school, is suing the city of South Euclid for its anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBTQ people. The school’s attorney says, making sexual orientation and gender identity protected… Read More
Judge Grants Transgender Teen’s Name Change
By: Associated Press
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LEBANON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio judge has reversed his earlier denial of a transgender 15-year-old’s legal name change and is allowing that change. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Warren County… Read More
Lawmakers Call For LGBTQ Protections In Ohio’s Anti-Discrimination Policy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A group of Ohio legislators are trying to add sexual orientation and gender identity or expression into the state’s anti-discrimination law. The bill known as the “Ohio Fairness Act” would… Read More
United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Delegates rejected change despite a Virginia pastor’s warning: “You will be putting a virus into the American church that will make it very sick, and it will be sick quickly.”
Can Businesses Turn Away LGBT Customers? Court Battles Bubbling Back Up
By: Allison Sherry | Will Stone | NPR
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A central question related to LGBTQ rights may again be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court:
W.Va. Delegate Compares Gay Community to Ku Klux Klan
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia delegate told a reporter on Friday that he thinks “the LGBTQ is a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan.” The Charleston… Read More
Queer Touring Bands Find Their Own Spaces in Athens, Ohio
By: Devon Hannan
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By Devon Hannan Between bars and commercial venues, lines can be blurred in terms of what makes a safe space actually a safe. For bands on tour, efforts made my… Read More
Take Back the Night
By: Adriana Navarro, Kalila Bell, Ky Cobb
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Over a hundred Ohio University students, staff members and Athens community members poured out of Baker University Center and onto Court Street on April 5 to demand for safer streets…. Read More
Queer Dance
By: Ian Kenyon, Kalila Bell
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When looking at dance, movement can be a universal tool not just for pleasure, but to also make a statement. Juliet McMains is a professor in the dance department at… Read More
Queer Eye Creator On Time At Ohio University
By: Abby Grisez
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Queer Eye, the unscripted Netflix makeover show, was renewed for a second season this week. Series creator and executive producer David Collins used to volunteer at WOUB and graduated from… Read More
Love Trumps Hate
By: Mallory Golski
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ATHENS, OHIO– On Wednesday afternoon, Athens community members Loran Marsan and Jolena Hansbarger solidified their three-year long relationship by tying the knot. Their location of choice? The steps of… Read More