FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Equality Ohio Speaks Out Against Criminalization of Transgender Communities Columbus, Ohio—September 29, 2025 Equality Ohio is deeply concerned about the White House memorandum on political violence issued […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:MD Sitzes, Communications Manager | media@equalityohio.orgDwayne Steward, Executive Director | dwayne@equalityohio.org Equality Ohio Completes 20th Anniversary List of Awardees With Tribute to Community Activism COLUMBUS, OH—September 24, […]
Read More2/25/2025—Today, Ohio’s dangerous bathroom ban, SB 104, goes into effect. This law mandates that school bathrooms and facilities be restricted by assigned sex at birth, putting transgender youth at even […]
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2025—As Ohio’s statewide advocacy experts, Equality Ohio has long been a champion for LGBTQ+ rights. Our legal clinic has already served 3,414 LGBTQ+ Ohioans since its inception—and we […]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Equality Ohio released the following statement regarding news that Gov. DeWine has signed HB 8, a harmful bill with language similar to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. […]
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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 […]
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Press Statement: Equality Ohio Responds to Revised ODH and OMHAS Rules by DeWine Administration
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2024 Adam Polaski | Campaign for Southern Equality | 610.306.7956 | adam@southernequality.org MD Sitzes | Equality Ohio | 614-224-0400 | media@equalityohio.org Jen Kuhn I Kaleidoscope […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: MD Sitzes Email: media@equalityohio.org, md@equalityohio.org January 24th, 2024 Press Statement: Equality Ohio Condemns Ohio Senate’s Override of Governor’s Veto of HB 68, Affirming Commitment to […]
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January 19, 2024 LeeAnne Cornyn, Director Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services Submitted electronically to MH-SOT-rules@mha.ohio.gov CC: Governor Mike DeWine via Giles Allen, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, […]
Read More Ohio LGBTQ+ Leaders Denounce Proposed Restrictions on Health CareGroups decry anti-trans legislation and executive orders to restrict health care Media Contacts: MD Sitzes, Equality Ohio; media@equalityohio.org Celina Coming , ACLU […]
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Equality Ohio, the state’s foremost LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, has expressed its profound disappointment with the recent news of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland’s policy against inclusion and basic civil rights.
Read MoreIn this analysis you will find a summary of the recent Federal Supreme Court Case, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, a detailed analysis of legal implications with examples, and recommended […]
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in the final hours of the House session, House
Bill 151, the most recent vehicle for a ban on transgender girl athletes in school sports,
was voted down on the House floor.
