transgender student athlete

Last week, the Ohio Senate followed the lead of the House in overriding Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of the law limiting health care for trans kids and banning trans athletes from participating in girls’ sports.

Gov. Mike DeWine said he's proceeding with administrative rules on health care provided to trans kids regardless of whether his veto is overridden.

Gov. Mike DeWine isn't waiting to see if Republicans in the legislature will override his veto of a controversial bill that keeps trans kids from getting some medical care or competing in girls' sports.

On Friday, Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill passed in December by his fellow Republicans that would limit certain medical care for trans kids and ban them from competing on girls' sports teams.

Gov. Mike DeWine announced the veto in a news conference, saying it's a question of life and that parents need to make these decisions for their kids.

Gov. Mike DeWine has until Friday to sign the bill, veto it or allow it to become law without his signature.

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.

The bills would prevent trans athletes from participating in women's sports, would prevent children under 18 from getting hormone therapy, puberty blockers and gender reassignment surgery, and could prevent teachers from talking about LGBTQ issues with students.

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.