Category: Ohio
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Poll: Ohioans don’t think trans athletes should play in school sports
Poll: Ohioans don’t think trans athletes should play in school sports The Columbus Dispatch
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US senator JD Vance moves to ban all gender-affirming care for trans minors across the nation
Yet another federal ban on gender-affirming care for minors has been proposed by Republican lawmakers, this time by Ohio senator JD Vance. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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June Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map
A map of the risk for anti-trans laws. For Pride, America feels like it has cleaved into two countries – one which targets transgender people everywhere, and one that has taken huge protective steps. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, June 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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How extremists are exploiting transgender kids to undermine our free democracy
Here in Ohio and across the country, the promise of a representative legislative process has been shattered by anti-transgender extremists’ misinformation and censorship. Rating: Transsupportive, Ohio Capital Journal, June 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Ohio House passes ban on minor gender-affirming care, trans athletes in girls’ sports
The Ohio House passed a bill making it illegal for minors to take puberty blockers, have gender reassignment surgery, and barring transgender athletes from female-only sports. Rating: Transneutral, ABC, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Ohio lawmakers and religious lobbyists coordinate on anti-trans legislation
Communication on trans athlete bans, other anti-trans bills goes back years Rating: Transsupportive, Ohio Capital Journal, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Transgender issues: The Enquirer answers reader comments
Our stories on Kentucky’s new law prohibiting gender-affirming medical care – as well as a similar bill proposed in Ohio – generated hundreds of online comments. Rating: Transsupportive, Cincinnati Enquirer, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Ohio House expected to pass bans on transgender student athletes, medical care for kids
2 bills up for House votes today would ban transgender females from women’s sports, ban transgender medical care for children, and report students who question their sexual identity in school. Rating: Transneutral, Columbus Dispatch, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise
Target stores in at least five states were evacuated this weekend after receiving bomb threats. Though no explosives were discovered, the incidents tie into the backlash over the retail chain’s Pride Month merchandise. Rating: Transneutral, Washington Post, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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May Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map
The map of anti-trans risk has polarized into two Americas – one where trans people have full legal protections, and one where they are persecuted by the state. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin In The Morning, May 20, 2023 (PDF archive)