trans athletes ban

Two bills would prevent children under 18 years old from getting hormone treatments or surgeries and would ban trans athletes from participating in women's sports teams in high school or college.

One of the Republican-backed bills affects trans athletes participating in women's sports, and the other would ban hormone therapies or gender affirming treatments on Ohioans under 18 years old.

It's a tweaked version of a ban that failed to pass in the last General Assembly.

The proposed resolution urges the state legislature to pass bills that prevent transgender students from using girls bathrooms and locker rooms, supports a lawsuit being waged by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost over federal non-discrimination rules and more.

For the second time in less than a year, Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill to ban transgender girls from girls’ sports. Rep. Jena Powell (R-Arcanum)…