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House members are slipping anti-LGBTQ+ measures into its proposed 2025 budget, banning Pride flags, restricting LGBTQ+ books, and denying transgender, nonbinary, and intersex identities.
His proposed restrictions amount to a ban on gender-affirming care for both youth and adults, according to activists.
Activists say the so-called "Parents' Bill of Rights" will "make schools less safe for LGBTQ+ students."
DeWine's veto is likely to be overridden by the state legislature, as HB68 passed both the state House and Senate with a supermajority.
Transgender adults in Ohio will now also be required to undergo psychiatric care before receiving gender-affirming treatment.
LGBTQ+ advocates are urging Gov. Mike DeWine to veto the legislation.
Gov. Mike DeWine's administration has made changes to a much-criticized plan.
However, after Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed the bill, he took even stricter executive actions on gender-affirming care.
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has less than two weeks to sign or veto the bill, which would ban gender-affirming care for minors and restrict transgender athletes.
It's a sad day for human rights in Ohio, activists say.
The Republican's LGBTQ+ rights record is not great.
A group of about a dozen Neo-Nazis marched in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, wearing red and black masks over their faces while carrying banners with swastikas.
"This is what it's like to be a Black reporter in 2023," Evan Lambert said after being thrown to the ground and arrested for allegedly speaking too loudly at a press conference.
Maintenance staff had to put up then take down 117 signs across campus, bringing the total cost of labor and materials to $16,000.
Do you think trans kids should be able to use the bathroom that aligns with their identity? This Ohio Republican fallaciously says the Bible wants you drowned.
Arienne Childrey would be the first out trans person in the Ohio legislature. She's looking to unseat GOP state Rep. Angela King.
The signs at the University of Cincinnati were put up as a result of a new Ohio law. Students are outraged over them as well as the potential rollback of DEI programs.
The ban interferes with parental rights, according to a state-level court.
The Buckeye State becomes the 11th state restricting trans bathroom rights.
The Ohio House nixed a new version of the bill after the Senate OK'd it, meaning it most likely won't pass this year.
NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert was covering the train derailment in Ohio.
