12. RESOLUTION 2024-03 - A RESOLUTION to oppose Ohio House Bill 68, which restricts gender-affirming healthcare and sports participation for transgender youth, undermining the judgement of medical professionals, the recommendations of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, and the loving intuition of the families who support transgender youth. (pg. 66)
I am in full support of this council resolution and grateful to have members of Council that CARE about our community's children. Gender-affirming care IS healthcare and as we have seen with other attempts of the GOP to try to control and dictate healthcare, we know what the ultimate end goal is, to erase and deny. Our children matter and ensuring that they have access to care that is and should be between them, their family and their doctor(s) is important. Passing a resolution isn't enough, however. All members of Council with power and privilege, need to leverage this to continue to push our State House to keep their laws and ideologies off of our children.
I am in full support of this council resolution and grateful to have members of Council that CARE about our community's children. Gender-affirming care IS healthcare and as we have seen with other attempts of the GOP to try to control and dictate healthcare, we know what the ultimate end goal is, to erase and deny. Our children matter and ensuring that they have access to care that is and should be between them, their family and their doctor(s) is important. Passing a resolution isn't enough, however. All members of Council with power and privilege, need to leverage this to continue to push our State House to keep their laws and ideologies off of our children.