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Ken Schneck (He/Him), Editor the Buckeye Flame
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Ohio BMV abruptly creates new obstacle to change a sex marker on driver’s licenses, IDs
This article first appeared on the Buckeye FlameThe Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) has confirmed that individuals now must submit an amended birth certificate issued by the Ohio Department of Health in order to change the sex marker on their driver’s license, identification card or driving…
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Ohio governor vetoes LGBTQ+ book restrictions, keeps trans erasure language in budget
This article first appeared in the Buckeye FlameOhio Governor Mike DeWine has signed the state’s two-year budget, vetoing three anti-LGBTQ+ measures and leaving three intact.Shortly before the midnight deadline on June 30 to approve the budget, DeWine issued 67 line-item vetoes to the 5,500-page…
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Ohio Senate passes budget containing slate of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks
This article first appeared on the Buckeye Flame.The Ohio Senate has passed their version of the state’s two-year budget and left intact all of the anti-LGBTQ+ provisions passed by the House. The version that the Senate passed on Wednesday included:A policy that cribs from President Donald…
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Three ways to immediately change corporate participation in Ohio’s 2025 Pride celebrations
This article first appeared on the Buckeye FlameThe staff of The Buckeye Flame arrived at one of Ohio’s largest Pride celebrations in 2024 to find our table sandwiched between a cellphone company and a grocery-store chain. To our left, the cellphone company was giving out gift cards and T-…