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Trans advocates, clinicians and families oppose gender-related language and shelter restrictions in HB 96
Summary
Multiple witnesses — including TransOhio, clinicians, parents and people with lived experience — testified against provisions in the House version of HB 96 that would define sex as binary, restrict gender-affirming care in certain settings, and limit services for trans youth at shelters.
A wide range of witnesses — including clinicians, parents, transgender advocacy organizations and people with lived experience — urged the Senate Health Committee to remove or revise several provisions in House Bill 96 that they said would harm transgender, nonbinary and intersex Ohioans.
What is in dispute: Witnesses opposed provisions described in testimony as sections 7.57–7.59, a policy provision (cited by witnesses as section 9.05) declaring the state recognizes only two sexes, and language that would restrict funding or services that "promote or affirm" social gender transition in some mental health or youth shelter settings. Witnesses also…
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