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September 19th, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Equality Ohio Announces 2024 Advocates & Allies Awards Ceremony and Annual Fundraiser Event Marks First Public Appearance with New Executive Director Dwayne Steward COLUMBUS, […]
Equality Ohio Board Announces Veteran Ohio LGBTQ+ Leader Dwayne Steward Joins Equality Ohio as Next Executive Director COLUMBUS – The Equality Ohio Board has announced that veteran LGBTQ+ Leader Dwayne […]
Contact: MD Sitzes, Communications Manager, Equality Ohio media@equalityohio.org, md@equalityohio.org Columbus, Ohio — August 6, 2024 Today, the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas ruled in favor of allowing House Bill […]
At nearly 11 pm on Wednesday evening, on the last session day before their summer recess, extremists in the Ohio legislature added an anti-LGBTQ+ amendment into Senate Bill 104 on the House floor. The last-minute amendment places l a bathroom ban for transgender people in schools K-12 through Higher Education into an unrelated bill related to the College Credit Plus program. Equality Ohio condemns the surprise passage of this discriminatory legislation, which undermines the dignity and rights of transgender and gender diverse Ohioans.