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Anti-LGBTQ+ Blitz: Ohio House Republicans overwhelmingly pass bills to out LGBTQ+ kids to their families, prohibit gender-affirming care for youth and ban trans women from sports.

By The Buckeye Flame ● Regional ● June 23, 2023

“These laws we are putting into place are making kids unsafe,” said Democrat Rep. Juanita Brent

Ohio Republicans pass ‘Don’t Say Gay/Trans’ bill without a full hearing, reject LGBTQ advocate testimony

By The Buckeye Flame ● Regional ● June 16, 2023

This “Parents’ Bill of Rights” passed out of committee and now heads to the full house to be voted on in the upcoming week.

Armed Nazis, white supremacists swarm LGBTQ drag event in Wadsworth, Ohio

By The Buckeye Flame ● News ● March 16, 2023

At an unassuming public park in Wadsworth, Ohio, dozens of armed neo-Nazis and other white supremacists descended on a scheduled drag storytelling hour.

“This is appalling.”: Ohio House Republicans again hijack unrelated bill to ban trans youth from playing sports

By The Buckeye Flame ● News ● June 6, 2022

HB 454—to ban trans youth from accessing care in Ohio—will have a second hearing this week. Here’s what you need to know.

By The Buckeye Flame ● News ● May 14, 2022

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Anti-LGBTQ+ Blitz: Ohio House Republicans overwhelmingly pass bills to out LGBTQ+ kids to their families, prohibit gender-affirming care for youth and ban trans women from sports.

Ohio Republicans pass ‘Don’t Say Gay/Trans’ bill without a full hearing, reject LGBTQ advocate testimony

Armed Nazis, white supremacists swarm LGBTQ drag event in Wadsworth, Ohio

“This is appalling.”: Ohio House Republicans again hijack unrelated bill to ban trans youth from playing sports

HB 454—to ban trans youth from accessing care in Ohio—will have a second hearing this week. Here’s what you need to know.

‘Don’t Say Gay’ arrives in Ohio: Republicans introduce HB 616 in the Ohio House

LGBTQ rights icon Jim Obergefell to run for Ohio House seat

New Ohio State research study says lesbians are bigger sports fans than gay men

Court rules against Ohio’s ban on birth certificate changes for trans Ohioans