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Ohio officials are pushing back on recent changes to a federal law that seeks to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination.

Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia. In a church trial, she was found guilty of violating 鈥淐hristian teaching鈥� because she had acknowledged living in a committed relationship with another woman.

The National Association of Social Workers, Kaleidoscope Youth Center and other organizations are partnering to provide the training. Columbus City Council will vote Monday night on whether or not to give a $60,000 boost to the program.

Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday morning he鈥檇 rejected the bill, leaving the question of whether lawmakers will override his veto.

The school board voted 3-2 Thursday to ban the display of flags or symbols the district deems "controversial" or "activist." The discussions by the board members and the public mainly focused on the display of LGBTQ pride flags.

This is the 11th time the Fairness Act has been introduced in the Ohio Legislature. Even with bipartisan support, it faces an uphill challenge.

Landlord Link Llellwyn of Lancaster said in his letter that LGBTQ+ Pride is against Catholic doctrine. He asked all tenants not to display signage or messaging both pro and anti-Pride.

The Columbus Board of Education on Tuesday passed a resolution announcing its official opposition to an Ohio Board of Education resolution that targets new LGBTQ student protections from the Biden administration.

Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black during the turbulent Civil Rights era while trying to discover his gender identity and survive an abusive stepfather.

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Obergefell v. Hodges cleared the way for legal same-sex marriage across the country. After nearly seven years and tens of thousands of same-sex marriages in Ohio, the letter of the law still states that marriage can only be between one man and one woman.