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Democrats don’t agree on how to talk about trans athletes. Just look at Ohio.
Equality Ohio downgraded Acton's grade to pending after a tense meeting where LGBTQ+ leaders said her campaign seemed to sideline trans concerns for swing voters.
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Ohio BMV removes gender change form, says it’s ‘not compatible’ with state law
Equality Ohio calls the unannounced change voter suppression, since state IDs are required at the polls and now must match birth certificates or passports.
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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner: November election is litmus test for democracy
Brunner is suing to remove her own party label from the ballot, arguing partisan tags on judicial races violate judicial conduct rules and the First Amendment.
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A lack of funding, a glut of stigma: How Ohio LGBTQ+ health outcomes are impacted
New data shows gay and lesbian Ohioans are 2.6 times more likely to report frequent mental distress, while federal policy removals limit research on disparities.
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Ohio Equal Rights will try to get two amendments on 2027 ballot
The group cited election attacks, high marketing costs, and alignment with the Ohio Coalition to End Qualified Immunity as reasons to target 2027 instead.
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Several Republican-led states rebrand Pride Month
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox reversed three years of Pride Month declarations, while Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles deleted a post saying homosexuality has no place in America.
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US House passes sweeping ‘gender ideology’ bill aimed at trans kids in schools
Eight Democrats joined Republicans in the 217-198 vote, while LGBTQ+ groups warn the bill could force schools to out trans students to parents.
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Ohio Supreme Court rules against parental rights for woman in same-sex custody case
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a woman has no legal parenting rights to children born to her former same-sex partner, rejecting a lower court's "would-have-been-married" standard as an impossible legal test.
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Husted campaign cuts $1,500 check to anti-LGBTQ+ hate group
Sen. Jon Husted's reelection campaign paid $1,500 to the Center for Christian Virtue, an SPLC-designated anti-LGBTQ+ hate group, an FEC filing shows.
