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House Bill 183 discriminates against the transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming communities, begs serious privacy and administrability concerns, and exacerbates public safety issues that it purports to solve.

The bottom line is that students have a First Amendment right to have access to materials in their schools’ libraries free of viewpoint discrimination.

Picture this: incarcerated Ohioans are counted not as residents of their homes, but as residents of the prisons they inhabit. This inequitable practice, known as prison gerrymandering, occurs during the redistricting process.

Ohio voters deserve to see the full Amendment language for Issue 1 not only before Election Day, but also directly at the ballot box.

We are at a crossroads. Over the next few months, Ohio has the opportunity to become a state that protects reproductive freedom. It’s imperative that we the people act now, while we still have the chance.

Discrimination isn’t popular – so the Ohio GOP used illegal, underhanded tactics to try and enshrine it into law.

Our children are in the midst of a student mental health crisis. As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to an end, let’s look ahead to a future where all students thrive.

The ACLU of Ohio supports Senate Bill 122 because it codifies important guidance that is housed in Criminal Rule 46.

Transgender youth who are affirmed in their gender do better in school, feel safer in their communities, establish healthy relationships with their parents and peers, and are better equipped to plan for their future.