/news/tags/transgender-athletes transgender athletes en-US Copyright Fri, 31 Mar 2023 22:01:47 GMT /race-gender-identity/2023-03-31/marches-for-queer-trans-youth-autonomy-take-place-all-over-ohio Rally-goers in Cleveland Heights demanded legislative support for laws that support queer and transgender youth. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 22:01:47 GMT /race-gender-identity/2023-03-31/marches-for-queer-trans-youth-autonomy-take-place-all-over-ohio Gabriel Kramer /2023-03-08/ohio-lawmakers-consider-new-ban-on-transgender-athletes-in-girls-school-sports It's a tweaked version of a ban that failed to pass in the last General Assembly. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:56:54 GMT /2023-03-08/ohio-lawmakers-consider-new-ban-on-transgender-athletes-in-girls-school-sports Jo Ingles /news/2022-12-06/ohio-senate-removes-invasive-exam-language-from-transgender-athlete-ban The Ohio bill still bans transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports and now says a student athlete would need to provide a birth certificate if their sex is disputed. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 01:01:23 GMT /news/2022-12-06/ohio-senate-removes-invasive-exam-language-from-transgender-athlete-ban Andy Chow /news/2022-06-17/morning-headlines-ohio-senate-president-wants-changes-to-transgender-athlete-ban-bill-and-more Matt Huffman says his chamber will move forward with a controversial bill but wants requirements for physical genital exams removed; Ohio health officials are preparing for COVID-19 vaccine approval for children under five. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:16:10 GMT /news/2022-06-17/morning-headlines-ohio-senate-president-wants-changes-to-transgender-athlete-ban-bill-and-more Amy Eddings, Jay Shah /news/2022-06-02/morning-headlines-bill-lowering-training-requirements-for-armed-school-staff-approved-and-more The Republican-backed House Bill 99, which was approved a week after a deadly school shooting in Texas, would allow school staff to carry firearms with only 24 hours of training; Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren announced plans to expand the city's parental leave policy; and more stories. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:46:19 GMT /news/2022-06-02/morning-headlines-bill-lowering-training-requirements-for-armed-school-staff-approved-and-more Amy Eddings, Jay Shah /news/2021-06-28/morning-headlines-j-d-vance-expected-to-enter-ohio-senate-race-state-lawmakers-face-wednesday-budget-deadline Cincinnati venture capitalist J.D. Vance is expected to announce that he’s running for the Republican nomination for Senate in Ohio; state lawmakers have just two days to come to a deal on a new two-year budget for Ohio; a new low-cost airline, Breeze Airways began service in Akron over the weekend; and more stories. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:41:54 GMT /news/2021-06-28/morning-headlines-j-d-vance-expected-to-enter-ohio-senate-race-state-lawmakers-face-wednesday-budget-deadline Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/government-politics/2021-06-25/transgender-student-athlete-bill-faces-more-opposition 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 Democrats, is facing more opposition. This comes just hours after Ohio House Republicans attached the legislation as an amendment to an unrelated and popular bill and passed it. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 21:28:28 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-06-25/transgender-student-athlete-bill-faces-more-opposition Jo Ingles /news/2021-06-25/morning-headlines-lawmakers-attach-transgender-ban-to-popular-college-athlete-bill-ohio-house-passes-controversial-vaccine-bill The bill to allow college athletes to receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness passed the Ohio House, but not before Republican lawmakers attached a last-minute amendment that bans transgender women from participating in high school and college women sports; A controversial vaccine bill has passed after it was tacked onto another Senate bill; Former Canton McKinley football coaches lose their non-coaching jobs; and more stories. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:45:40 GMT /news/2021-06-25/morning-headlines-lawmakers-attach-transgender-ban-to-popular-college-athlete-bill-ohio-house-passes-controversial-vaccine-bill Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/government-politics/2021-06-27/house-republicans-attach-transgender-ban-to-popular-college-athlete-bill The bill to allow college athletes to receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness passed the Ohio House, but not before Republican lawmakers attached a last-minute amendment to the bill that bans transgender women from participating in high school and college women sports. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:55:55 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-06-27/house-republicans-attach-transgender-ban-to-popular-college-athlete-bill Andy Chow /news/education/2021-05-12/proposed-ohio-transgender-athlete-ban-would-end-policy-that-ensures-fairness The Save Women's Sports Act would end the OHSAA's decade-long policy of ensuring fairness and inclusion for transgender athletes Wed, 12 May 2021 18:03:24 GMT /news/education/2021-05-12/proposed-ohio-transgender-athlete-ban-would-end-policy-that-ensures-fairness Jeff St. Clair