LGBTQ Rights

The Ohio House GOP folded hundreds of changes into the two-year state budget Tuesday, including several non-fiscal items further legislating sex and gender issues.

Presidential executive orders and legislation from the Ohio Statehouse have created concerns in the LGBTQ community about marriage equality. An Ohio law firm is advising couples to update their legal documents.

The law banning gender transition treatments for minors is headed to the Ohio Supreme Court for a final decision.

Ohio University President Lori Stewart Gonzalez addressed a student protest against Ohio Senate Bill 1. She said the university would not take any preemptive action on the bill's requirements because it is still going through the legislative process.

The LGBTQ+ organization received a grant for $276,000 from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners last week.

With a swipe of Gov. Mike DeWine’s pen, schools across Ohio must abide by a law that proponents say upholds parental rights, while opponents call it Ohio’s version of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

The signing comes as conservatives nationally increasingly criticize public schools as too liberal and seek to quash discussion of hot-button topics, particularly around gender identity.

Older LGBTQ+ people often face social isolation and fear as they age, and sometimes feel the need to go back into the closet to receive medical care or live in group settings.

Darius Golds and Magnus Juliano got engaged in 2019 at the 50th anniversary of New York City's Stonewall Uprisings.

Ohio officials are pushing back on recent changes to a federal law that seeks to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination.