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Ohio lawmakers introduced legislation to protect transgender candidates. Republicans countered with a bill requiring them to list their deadnames.
Heated exchanges occurred solely between witnesses and Chair Andrew Brenner (R-Delaware), who repeatedly asserted that the bill would not do what opponents said the bill would do.
Democrats’ bill would exempt candidates from having to disclose deadnames, while the Republican bill would broaden opportunities to protest trans candidates.
The Ohio state representative quoted Scripture and compared transgender people to animals while justifying her anti-trans bill.
There could be more restrictions on gender-affirming care for all Ohioans, not just children.