Ohio’s Transgender Bill is a Win for Common Sense

“This bill, if enacted, will be the cause of MANY deaths and suicides,” professed a concerned Ohio citizen, Julian Jaffe, in front of the Ohio Senate’s Government Oversight Committee then-deliberating Ohio’s House Bill 68. Jaffe continued, “it goes against all human empathy and compassion.” Jaffe was one of <a href="https://ohiosenate.gov/committees/government-oversight/meetings/cmte_s_govt_1_2023-12-06-0300_962" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">quite literally hundreds</a> of Ohioans who testified in opposition to the bill. The highly-contested house bill was easily passed in December, only to be vetoed by Governor DeWine on December 28th. DeWine’s veto sparked vicious backlash, garnering national attention from the likes of <a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1740882128349605992?s=20" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Charlie Kirk</a>, <a href="https://x.com/MattWalshShow/status/1742263231970750934?s=20" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Walsh</a>, and others. But the historically Republican-held legislature took action to override DeWine’s veto, with the House voting to override on January 10th, and the Ohio Senate following suit on Wednesday. <a href="https://medium.com/@joestat99/ohios-transgender-bill-is-a-win-for-common-sense-2a7df5e93ed5">Website</a>