transgender issues

Rep. Jamie Callender says the bills violated his beliefs and he said the fact that he could face political retribution doesn't matter because he'd do it again.

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.

A previous version of a ban on gender reassignment treatments for minors was considered by the last Ohio General Assembly, but there are some changes in the measure this time.

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.

Language in bill would require exam of student athletes’ “internal and external reproductive anatomy” if their sex is questioned.

Bill sponsors say it is needed to protect the integrity of womens' athletics

A second showdown over the issue in a year took place at the Statehouse at the end of a marathon session, with Republicans attaching this provision to a popular bill on teacher mentorship.

Sponsors of the bill say children under 18 should not receive hormone blockers or surgery to transition to a different gender.

The bill that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports at the high school and college level, which is widely opposed by…