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The Ohio Capital Journal reports:
Ohio House Bill 249 would ban drag performers from performing anywhere that is not a designated adult entertainment facility. State Reps. Angie King, R-Celina, and Josh Williams, R-Sylvania Twp., introduced the bill, which has had sponsor testimony. Ohio House Bill 190 would require parental permission for schools to use different pronouns or different names for students that don’t match up with the biological sex or birth name.
Ohio House Bill 172 would ban children 14 and older from receiving mental health services without parental consent. Ohio House Bill 196 would require political candidates to list their deadnames on candidacy petitions. Ohio House Bill 262 would designate the weeks from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day as Natural Family Month. On the other side of the aisle, Democrats have introduced the Ohio Fairness Act and a bill that would ban conversion therapy.
Read the full article. “Adult entertainment facilities” are more commonly known as strip clubs, dirty bookstores, and sex shops. Rep. Angie King and Rep. Josh Williams appeared here in 2023 for their ultimately failed bill that sought to ban drag in any place where children are allowed to be present. Their new bill, obviously, is even more restrictive. Of note, Angie King’s 2024 challenger was transgender.
A look at what LGBTQ bills Ohio lawmakers have introduced so far https://t.co/TBcRZlKusO
— News 5 Cleveland (@WEWS) July 24, 2025
Here is Ohio State Rep. Angie King protesting Celina Pride, just feet away from Neo-Nazi’s. When you find yourself on the same side of an issue with nazi’s, it’s a pretty good sign your on the WRONG side of the issue. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #NoHateInOurState #Pride2023 pic.twitter.com/7BqpfRbY5A
— Rainbow Advocacy Network (@OHTransAdvocacy) June 25, 2023