News: Ohio Bill Would Require Teachers, Health Care providers to Out Transgender Students

You can't make this stuff up

This poorly thought out bill is a knee-jerk reaction by some conservative Christians to a court decision in southwest Ohio. It would require teachers, guidance counselors, mental health counselors, and even clergy employed by public school systems or even private businesses or organizations who provide child care, to immediately inform parents in writing if they know, or suspect, that a child/teen might be trans. The bill intentionally doesn't take into account custody situations, in which if, say, an abusive parent has lost custody of their child, they still get informed, and both parents still must assent to any sort of trans-related counseling, medical care, and even must give consent before the child is given any information at all about transgender issues, concerns, care, or programs, regardless if they are custodial or not.

Really? Outing transgender kids?

I fervently hope that the Ohio General Assembly has enough intelligence and integrity to NOT pass this bill.

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/ohio-bill-would-require-teachers-health-providers-out-transgender-students-n888751


Please contact your Ohio legislators through the website below, to speak against this bill.

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/?1


There's a "find my legislators" search link on the right side.