Important HB68 Update:
Call to Action!
HB245 Seeks to Ban Drag and
“Performance” While Trans or GNC
Keep the pressure on:
call & email
House Criminal Justice Committee Chair, Rep. Cindy Abrams
614-466-9091, rep29@ohiohouse.gov
Drag is Not a Crime!
Protect the First Amendment!
We Will Not Be Erased!
Call to Action Week of 4/21/24 ANTI Trans Bills Moving!
Tuesday 4/23 - HB8 - Forced outing and ban on trans and LGBTQIA+ content (Senate Committee Hearing for all, possible vote)
Email your testimony here: brenner@ohiosenate.gov with witness slip by 2:30pm TODAY! (4/22)
Witness slip: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aHifmsRPxYQddvS8_kCSIz2FqiH13eHv/view
Full education committee contact info: https://www.honestyforohioeducation.org/uploads/1/3/8/2/138230989/senate_ed_mar_2024.pdf
More resources and testimony writing materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1-OjoOTJaeXM1sxjf7jITTwolmem0uHHh
Wednesday 4/24 - HB394 - Extreme "Divisive" content ban (Committee hearing for opponents)
Witness slip: https://www.lwvohio.org/_files/ugd/82d68a_6aae368081784959ab1550a7f08d25e7.pdf
Full education committee contact info:
https://www.honestyforohioeducation.org/uploads/1/3/8/2/138230989/house_he_mar_2024.pdf
HB183 - K-College trans bathroom ban (Possible floor vote),
Call Speaker Stephens to ask him not to move it forward, at (614) 466-1366
More resources: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1tq9Bna9gt6BfcTlVpBmJPa3l91fw6OJa
Proposed ODH Rules affecting surgical and referral access for minors can still be stopped:
Call and Email the Governor by May 1, 2024: 614-466-3555, governor@governor.ohio.gov
Call to Action Against Fascist Anti-Trans Bills in Ohio
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Call To Action:
OMHAS and ODH are holding public hearings regarding the revised “gender transition care” rules. TransOhio is asking our community & allies to submit written testimony. We continue to stand by our trans youth and oppose data collection on trans healthcare.
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Ohio Department of Health
Thursday, March 21
11:30am - 1:00pm, via Teams
Meeting ID: 249 987 672 891 Passcode: CodQw9
Email intent to testify
(virtually or written-only)
Alicyn.Carrel@odh.ohio.gov
subject line: TESTIFYING IN PUBLIC HEARING MARCH 21
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Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Monday, March 18, 10:00am
Lobby Hearing Room at
30 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH
Email written testimony by
March 18 at 5:00pm
MH-SOT-GTC2-rules@mha.ohio.gov subject line: TESTIMONY FOR PUBLIC HEARING MARCH 18
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Talking Points:
- These rules are unwanted, unnecessary, and unconstitutional!
- These rules are extreme government overreach into the private, personal medical decisions of individuals and families & their health care providers.
- These rules are contradictory to ethical principles, standards of care, current medical practices, and best practices.
2/5 TODAY: Call to Action Against Proposed
Ohio Department of Health Rules
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Action for 2/5 by 5pm
TransOhio has submitted public comment to Ohio Department of Health regarding the new proposed "Gender Transition Rules."
You can send your public comments directly to ODHrules@odh.ohio.gov but be sure to get them submitted before 5:00PM today, February 5, 2024!
Click Here to Email Your Comment
Click Here to Read TransOhio’s Comment and Supplemental Materials
Your comment can be as detailed as you want (please do not include personally-identifiable information for your own safety) or as simple as: don’t adopt the proposed rules, because these rules aren’t necessary!
1/19 TODAY: Call to Action Against Proposed
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OMHAS) Rules
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Action for 1/19 by 5pm
TransOhio has submitted public comment to Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services regarding the new proposed "Gender Transition Rules."
You can send your comments directly to mh-sot-rules@mha.ohio.gov but be sure to get them submitted before 5:00PM today, January 19, 2024.
Click Here to Email Your Comment
Click Here to Read TransOhio’s Comment and Supplemental Materials
Click Here for Additional Advice on Submitting Your Own Comment
Your comment can be as detailed as you want (please do not include personally-identifiable information for your own safety) or as simple as: don’t adopt the proposed rules, because these rules aren’t necessary!
Call to Action Against Fascist Anti-Trans Bills in Ohio
Call to Action Against Fascist Anti-Trans Bills in Ohio
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Action for 11/14-11/15
Click Here to Download contact information as CSV
How to Submit Testimony for HB 183 and SB 83: Click Here
All other bills are Sponsor Testimony only next week, so please contact legislators, but testimony can’t be submitted at this time.
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