Keshet is working with secular LGBTQ+ rights organizations and Jewish organizations to fight for LGBTQ+ equality in Ohio. Along with local synagogues, we are working with Equality Ohio to mobilize Jewish communities for LGBTQ+ rights. To get involved in Ohio, sign up here.

Pro-LGBTQ+ Laws

  • Nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ parents in adoption and foster care
  • Nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people in employment, housing, credit/lending, and public accommodations
  • Nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ state employees
    • However, state law explicitly excludes transition-related healthcare in their state employee health benefits
  • Protections against discrimination for LGBTQ+ youth in the child welfare system
  • Gender-neutral option on birth certificates
  • Ability to change the gender marker on Driver’s License and Birth Certificate

Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws

  • No second-parent adoption for unmarried couples
  • State has targeted religious exemption that permits medical professionals to decline to serve LGBTQ+ clients
  • No nondiscrimination or anti-bullying laws covering LGBTQ+ students
  • State curriculum not required to be LGBTQ+ inclusive
  • State law prevents transgender students from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity
  • “Don’t Say Gay” law barring or explicitly restricting educators from discussing LGBTQ+ people or issues in schools
  • State law requires parental notification of LGBTQ+-inclusive curriculum and allows parents to opt children out
  • Ban on best practice medical care for transgender youth
  • State Medicaid policy does not explicitly cover transgender people
  • No transgender-inclusive health benefits for state employees
  • State bans transgender people from using bathrooms or facilities consistent with their gender identity in government-owned buildings and school facilities
  • Forced outing of transgender youth in schools
  • No conversion therapy ban covering LGBTQ+ youth
  • No ban of panic defense
  • No nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people in jury service
  • State criminalizes transmission of HIV
  • No gender-neutral option on driver’s licenses
  • No name change process