Press Release - Court Strikes Down Parts of Ohio's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 19, 2025

LOVEboldly celebrates Ohio's Tenth Court of Appeals (Franklin County) in striking down two parts of the lower court's ruling in a case opposing HB68, the ban on gender-affirming care for minors in the State of Ohio. Specifically, the ruling strikes down sections banning the provision of gender-affirming care for minors.

The ruling, however, maintains the ban on the participation of Transgender girls and women in women's interscholastic sports.

While Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has already indicated that his office will appeal the decision, LOVEboldly takes this moment as one of hope and strength in a time when the attacks against the LGBTQIA+ community increase in intensity every day.

Speaking on HB68 in July 2024, doctors and parents roundly noted that it "[denies] basic human rights." As a Christian organization that believes that each person bears the image of God, LOVEboldly reminds the Ohio community that HB68 fundamentally denies the imago Dei in each person. Legislation like HB68 is not only an assault on humans; it is an assault on God. We must oppose all legislation that aims to harm human flourishing.

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This statement may be attributed to LOVEboldly's Executive Director, the Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp.