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Transgender advocates tell Senate HB96 provisions would harm youth and erase identities
Summary
Multiple transgender advocacy groups and medical professionals opposed provisions in House Bill 96 that would define sex as binary, restrict gender‑affirming care in certain settings, and limit youth‑shelter services, urging the Senate to strike the language.
A coalition of transgender advocates, medical professionals and affected Ohioans urged the Senate Health Committee to strike several provisions added to House Bill 96 that testified speakers said would erase transgender, non‑binary and intersex Ohioans and restrict services.
Dara Adkisson of TransOhio, Evelyn Hulbert and Bree Taylor of Trans Unity Coalition, and others testified against provisions they identified by section numbers (testimony listed 7.57–7.59…
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