Transgender
The Republican-dominated Ohio House has voted to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors.
The challenge comes a week after the state removed another trans woman from an Ohio House race ballot because she refused to disclose her dead name.
An executive order from Republican Mike DeWine also creates barriers for trans adults.
Vanessa Joy is just one of four trans candidates trying to run for a state House seat to fight Ohio's anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
This year was marked by rising anti-trans rhetoric, a record number of anti-LGBTQ bills filed in statehouses across the country, and even violence.
GOP lawmakers hold enough seats to override DeWine’s veto, but if or when they would do so was not immediately clear.
Two churches on opposite sides of the political spectrum have become focal points in a community's war over gender, sexuality and the well-being of children.
The law banning gender-affirming health care for Idaho’s minors was set to go into effect in a matter of days.
If signed, the legislation will crack down on health care and sports participation for Ohio's transgender youth.
The student participated in dozens of volleyball games before anyone complained.