Ohio don t say gay bill
Ohio bill could ban 'gender ideology' curriculum for K-3 students
Ohio senators' changes to House Bill 8, referred to as the parents' bill of rights, fetch the potential law more in line with Florida's controversial law nicknamed the "Don't Say Gay" statute by opponents.
Opponents say the bill will force the outing of students to their parents and targets LGBTQ students or students with LGBTQ families. Supporters say it's about giving parents authority over their children.
House Bill 8 originally would have required schools to notify parents about any sexually explicit teaching materials, defined as any description or pictures depicting sexual conduct.
Parental rights bill increasingly more stringent
The first bill would also oblige schools to notify parents about any provided health care services. It would have banned school staff from encouraging a scholar to withhold information about their health or well-being from their parents, unless "disclosure would result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect."
Republicans on the House First and Secondary Education Committee removed the exception for suspected abuse and neglect. They also changed the bill's language from sexuall
Cracking the Façade: Analyzing Ohio's "Don't Say Gay" Legislation as Disguised Discrimination Under the First and Fourteenth Amendments
Abstract
The Ohio State Legislature is among the growing nationwide trend in attacking LGBTQ+ rights. Chief among these is Ohio Residence Bill 8, which claims to limit the types of content children run-in in schools. While the drafters cite this noble intent, the bill's actual impact further harms gender non-conforming students and teachers, who already bear heavier mental health burdens due to such legislation and its societal implications. This type of legislation recently originated in Florida, where it was signed into regulation by Governor Ron DeSantis in and garnered national media attention. As Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a near-identical bill in January , the outcomes observed in Florida update the constitutional analyses for the Ohio constituency. As in Florida, Ohio’s bill is left intentionally vague, banning “gender ideology” and “sexual concepts” in classrooms or constraining them to what is deemed age-appropriate without providing sufficient guidelines for what may be acceptable. The disparate impact of this legislation is rooted entirely in gende
GOP lawmakers introduce version of 'Don't Say Gay' bill in Ohio
Ohio Republicans introduced a House bill on Monday prohibiting "divisive or inherently racist" curriculum and banning instruction that includes sexual orientation and gender identity. The proposal is now facing backlash from local LGBTQ advocates.
The bill combines language from Florida's controversial Parental Rights in Education law, dubbed by critics as the "Don't Say Gay" law, and legislation that seeks to limit education on race proposed by Republicans in some states.
The bill states that "curriculum or instructional materials on sexual orientation or gender identity" would be banned in classrooms starting from kindergarten through third grade.
In grades four through twelve, such guide would be banned if presented in "any way that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards," the bill reads.
It is unclear how age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate-ness is defined and applied.
Opponents of restricting LGBTQ content have been vocal with their outcries after Florida passed its
House Republicans introduce Ohio version of the so-called 'Don’t Say Gay' bill
Lawmakers are proposing legislation in Ohio that would ban schools from instruction about "sexual orientation" or "gender identity" to students kindergarten through third grade.
The bill, HB , is similar to language used in a Florida measure which came to be known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill. It is also legislation that has been cropping up in other states.
For students fourth grade and up, the bill would bar education on sexual orientation or gender identity "in any manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."
Under the bill, parents could file a complaint with the state board of education against a educator or school. Teachers would face the threat of losing their license if they were to shatter this proposed law and schools could lose funding.
The sponsors of the bill, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) and Rep. Mike Loychik (R-Bazetta), did not respond to a request for comment. When asked if she could talk about the bill after attending a committee hearing, Schmidt said, "No, I'm busy."
The lawmakers later put out a wri
Ohio House Passes Multiple Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills; Human Rights Campaign Condemns Passage & Urges Against Senate Route
The Ohio House Main and Secondary Education Committee left no time for public comment on HB 8 after the addition of amendments targeting Queer Ohioans. These amendments added a definition of sex that reduces youth to their genitalia and reproductive capacity. Additionally, the bill explicitly requires that any child in the Ohio public school system who questions their gender individuality be immediately outed to their parents, without exception.
Human Rights Campaign Vice President for Legal Sarah Warbelow released the following statement:
“By passing these discriminatory bills, Ohio house lawmakers have chosen to reject the medical consensus by restricting access to age-appropriate, best practice care for transgender youth. In addition, Ohio is following in Florida’s footsteps in ensuring that their education system actively harms and disenfranchises LGTBQ+ youth. HB 8 and HB 68 would deny LGBTQ+ kids the ability to see themselves reflected in the curriculum and deny them a welcoming, safe environment to learn—all in service of pushing them further to