Trans Rights Groups and Medical Providers Warn Senators Against Anti‑trans Provisions in HB96

May 13, 2025

Trans-advocacy groups, clinicians and individuals urged the Senate to remove provisions in House Bill 96 that they said would restrict gender-affirming care, disrupt youth shelters and legally codify a binary definition of sex.

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Dara Adkisson of TransOhio urged the committee to “reject sections 7 57 to 7 59 of the proposed budget” and said the language declaring “the state of Ohio to recognize two sexes” would deny the lived reality of trans, nonbinary and intersex people and invite legal challenges.

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