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Ohio equal rights amendment clears first hurdle toward 2026 ballot
Attorney General Dave Yost accepted the title and summary for a proposed citizen-led ballot initiative on Thursday that would ...
Supreme Court to review transgender athletes' participation in school sports
The Supreme Court announced it will hear a case concerning state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender ...
Ohio libraries may be required to remove items on sexual orientation from kid's sections
Libraries may be required to keep material on gender identity and sexual orientation away from kids. But librarians say ...
Ohio lawmakers include anti-transgender provisions in proposed state budgets
Ohio legislators in the state House and Senate have included a range of provisions into their proposed state budgets that ...
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More states pass laws restricting transgender people’s bathroom use
Nineteen states now have a law or policy banning transgender people from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.
Gender-affirming care ban gets SCOTUS signoff in Skrmetti. What does that mean for Ohio?
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a ruling that could affect Ohio.
Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states
The justices ordered the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, to review its decision that West Virginia’s ...
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Lawsuit over Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care goes on, as U.S. Supreme Court upholds similar law
Ohio has a similar law to the one upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, and supporters and opponents have been watching for this ...