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Gov. Mike DeWine signs the bill limiting bathroom use by trans people at Ohio’s schools and colleges
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a bill requiring people at Ohio’s primary and secondary schools to use the bathroom that aligns with… Read More
Proposed ban on drag performances in public places in Ohio gets praise and questions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of a Republican-backed bill that would ban drag performers from doing shows in public places within view of children testified before the Ohio… Read More
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
An appeals court says West Virginia’s trans sports ban discriminates against teen athlete
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s trans sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools,… Read More
A judge puts a short-term pause on HB 68 in Ohio prior to its effective date
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge in Franklin County put a short-term pause Tuesday on House Bill 68, a statewide ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors that… 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
The trans community and allies in Athens held a vigil for Nex Benedict
By: Haley Richardson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens community gathered on campus Saturday to commemorate the life of Nex Benedit, a 16-year-old non-binary, transgender high school student who died last month in… Read More
Democrats say West Virginia’s bill defining gender is transphobic and ‘political rubbish’
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Republican-supermajority House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to narrow the definitions of gender that Democrats label as a dystopian bill that would… Read More
Critics say a West Virginia ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ is an effort to suppress transgender people
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Legislation in West Virginia to narrow the definitions of gender would give women no further rights and is a way for Republicans to suppress transgender people,… Read More
Revised state rules on gender treatment say they’ll affect only trans youth in Ohio, not adults
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The first round of revised rules on gender-affirming treatments for trans youth in Ohio have been released, after public comment on them closed last… 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
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
A transgender candidate facing disqualification is now cleared to run despite omitting deadname
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A transgender candidate vying for a seat in the Republican-majority Ohio House was cleared to run Thursday after her certification had been called into question for… Read More
More transgender candidates face challenges running for office in Ohio for omitting their deadname
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several transgender candidates for state office in Ohio are facing challenges and even outright disqualification for omitting their former names from petition paperwork under a little-known… Read More
Ohio’s Republican-backed “bathroom bill” gets an update and another hearing, but no vote
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-backed bill that says K-12 and higher education institutions in Ohio must require students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to the… 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
For the Ohio House, marijuana is on the backburner as a HB 68 veto override vote takes center stage
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Members of the Ohio House will officially vote Wednesday on whether to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68—the bill blocking trans… 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