The Ohio Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of House Bill 68, which prohibits minors from receiving ...

Ohio is among 28 states lacking non-discrimination protections for LGBT people in housing, employment and places of public accommodation, the report says.

A coalition of 80 faith leaders from congregations across Ohio has appealed to the interim CEO of Kroger, the country s ...

Transgender activists, advocacy groups and allies gather at the Ohio Statehouse to protest Ohio's new transgender bathroom bill on Feb. 25, 2025.

Ohio's civil rights code bans discrimination based on race, color, sex, disability, age, religion or national origin. Those protections do not apply to the LGBT community.

So did Senate Bill 50, which would ban conversion therapy for minors. In April 2025, the Ohio Supreme Court reinstated a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors under House Bill 68.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Republican candidates in Ohio have adopted a common attack in their appeals to GOP primary voters: painting their opponents as too sympathetic toward gay and transgender people.

Approximately 320,000 LGBT adults live in Ohio, but only 20 percent of those individuals are protected by local nondiscrimination ordinances, according to 2014 data by Movement Advancement Project.

In Ohio, 27 municipalities have expanded hate-crime law for anti-LGBT acts, according to BRAVO, and 14 cities have fully inclusive nondiscrimination statutes.

Cincinnati had the fourth-lowest ranking of all 50 metros. Yet, other Ohio metros ranked much higher. For example, Columbus was No. 15 in the U.S., while Cleveland was No. 35.