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Ohio’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation is the Handiwork of Larger National Hate Groups

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A look at the history of Ohio's House Bill 68 and the national forces behind it.

Ohio’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation is the Handiwork of Larger National Hate Groups

Ohio’s House Bill 68 has been among the most widely discussed bills this past year. Called the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act by its Republican sponsors, it aims to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors and prohibit transgender girls from participating on girls’ sports teams.

Though it might seem like a grassroots bill unique to Ohio, HB 68 is actually part of a concerted effort by anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups to pass similar legislation in state legislatures around the country. Let’s take a closer look at the bill’s provenance:

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  • Hmmm. All that talk about outside interests influencing my home state and, yet again, here we are.