national/world - Anti-trans attack ads haven’t won the GOP anything. Dems should stop acting scared.

Katelyn Burns

MSNBC

Mansfield, OH

(birthplace of Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH))

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national/world - Trans candidates for Ohio Statehouse say they prioritize policy over culture-war battles

David Rees

NBC News

Celina, OH

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please press:  nbc4i.com

Ohio - PolitiFact: Republican PAC twists Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown’s votes on transgender athletes

Politifact

WOSU

Quaker City, OH (r)

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please press:  wosu.org

A Place Like Springfield - The Lincoln Project (video)

 

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ezs note:  Make Ohio blue! Please, distribute this blog WIDELY!!!

national/world - Ohio part of study connecting state anti-trans laws to higher rate of suicide attempts

Dean Narciso

The Columbus Dispatch

Gahanna, OH (r)

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please press:  dispatch.com

Ohio - Family moves out of Ohio to New York because of anti-transgender legislation

Megan Henry

News 5 Cleveland

Galena, OH

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please press: www.news5cleveland.com 

Ohio - Ohio has proposed transgender bathroom laws in schools. Should businesses worry?

Cade Higgins

limaohio.com

Lafayette, OH (r)

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please press:  www.limaohio.com

ezs note:  Oh, no.  We wouldn't dream of interfering.  👺

Ohio - Ohio judge upholds ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors

Anna Betts

The Guardian

Quincy, OH (r)

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

How JD Vance went from thinking he was gay and changing his name twice to being an anti-LGBTQ+ extremist

Christopher Wiggins

Advocate

Awwwww.... don't they make the cutest couple?

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please press:  www.advocate.com

ezs note:  JD Vance - come out, come out, wherever you are!

national/world - Why JD Vance's Transgender Friend Turned Against Him

Andrew Vance

Newsweek

Voldemort and JD Vance, palsy-walsy

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please press:  www.newsweek.com

Ohio - Ohio’s transgender bathroom ban bill could face legal challenges if it passed, attorney says

Megan Henry

Ohio Capital Journal

Cleveland, OH

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please press:  ohiocapitaljournal.com

Ohio - The Pride Issue: How Transgender Kids Navigate Ohio's Hostile Politics, While Still Remaining Kids

Madeleine Fening

CityBeat

Galena, OH

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please press:  www.citybeat.com

Ohio - The 'radical feminist' group helping push Ohio’s trans bathroom ban

Zurie Pope

News 5 Cleveland

Galena, OH

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please press:  www.news5cleveland.com

ezs note:  Y'all can use any moniker you want.  If the bill you desire goes through, it'll be a huge leap BACKWARD.

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto

Samantha Hendrickson

AP News

Ohio solons discussing the future of transgender people

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Ohio House overrides DeWine veto of transgender health care, athlete bill

Haley BeMiller

The Columbus Dispatch

Fremont, OH (part of CDP Vickery?)

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ezs note:  Yick.  Look at smug Gary Click.  If, on the off chance you live in Sandusky or part of Seneca, please organize NOW.  Hey, no chances, but if you win, oh, will it feel good.

please press:  www.dispatch.com

Ohio governor vetoes transgender sports, gender-affirming care ban

Kiara Alfonseca

ABC News

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH)

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What are the statuses of Ohio’s anti-transgender bills?

Megan Henry

Ohio Capital Journal

Norwalk, OH

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Ohio father of a transgender teen hopes Gov. DeWine “trusts the science,” vetoes HB 68

Ohio Capital Journal

Megan Henry

Fremont, OH (county seat of Vickery)

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Leelah Alcorn - (Wikipedia)

 

Leelah Alcorn (1997 - 2014)

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please press:  Leelah Alcorn

ezs note: Especially if you feel a sense of desperation, please  call The Trevor Project.  Thanks.

banned books - Beloved

 Beloved

Toni Morrison

This is a series of banned books, e-published by the American Library Association. (www.ala.org)  I neither endorse nor criticize the books; I do suggest that you READ.  archive.org will lend you the e-book an hour at a time.