Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, has introduced a few bills that support LGBTQ people. Antonio is the only openly gay lawmaker in the Ohio General Assembly.

Arnold challenged Republican Rodney Creech, who she says is a former trans ally, for the Ohio House in '24, raising awareness about trans rights in conservative districts ...

As legislative attacks on LGBTQ rights surge across the country, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has launched a new campaign ...

Both sides of the political aisle have proposed Statehouse bills in 2025 impacting Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community, from a long-shot ...

The Ohio Senate passed legislation Wednesday to prevent doctors from administering gender-affirming health care to transgender minors and bar trans student athletes from competing on sports teams c… ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — LGBTQ+ advocates say they are disappointed and have vowed to keep fighting after both houses of the Republican-controlled Ohio legislature passed a bill impacting transgender ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democratic lawmakers at the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday unveiled a package of bills aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ rights, in a direct response to legislation they say targets the ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoed budget provisions targeting the LGBTQ community, including defunding shelters using preferred pronouns and restricting library materials. DeWine also rejected a ban on ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new Ohio bill plans to designate a month celebrating “natural families” with “a clear male leader,” legislation that a leading advocacy group said invalidates ...

Support for LGBTQ equality dipped slightly in 2024 but remains at historically high levels, according to data released Thursday by GLAAD, an LGBTQ media advocacy organization. Eighty percent of ...

Ohio state Rep. Gary Click (R) has made both state and national headlines for his hostility to trans folks – a hostility found in both the policies he supports as well as his career history.

This photo shows Vanessa Joy. Despite receiving enough signatures to appear on the ballot, Vanessa Joy, a transgender woman has been disqualified from an Ohio House race because she omitted her ...