Ohio Advocates, Healthcare Workers & Community Leaders Release Open Letter to Dr. Amy Acton
Concerned Ohioans for Intersectional Justice, a statewide coalition of advocates, healthcare and mental health workers, faith leaders, and community organizers, released an open letter to Ohio governor-elect Dr. Amy Acton, calling on her to retract recent comments about transgender youth and to reaffirm civil rights protections for all Ohioans.
The letter covers four areas: protections for transgender youth; local law enforcement cooperation with ICE, including the cases of Pierre Damas Bel (a TPS holder) and Mohan Karki; qualified immunity; and protections for immigrant families.
Nearly 160 Ohioans from across the state have already signed the letter, and the number is climbing. The full text and the signatory list are public at the coalition's sign-on page, and the form remains open:
The coalition has also asked the Acton for Ohio campaign for a formal response and a meeting.