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Dublin Jerome High School senior Corinne Embi did a project last year on transgender activism and anti-trans laws for a Women's Studies course. Embi wanted to organize a teach-in after school and ask other students to wear pink, blue and white clothing that mirror the transgender pride flag.

The young man wants to see dress code policies that are more inclusive toward trans people at public swimming areas, including Zoombezi Bay, the Columbus Zoo's waterpark.

The ban on gender-affirming care for minors, which was part of the Ohio law that also banned trans athletes in girls鈥� sports, was ruled unconstitutional last month.

The law banning gender transition treatments for minors is headed to the Ohio Supreme Court for a final decision.

It鈥檚 one of many such laws adopted around the country, with the stated intent of protecting female students. The Ohio law 鈥� which applies fully to private colleges, unlike the others 鈥� allows individual institutions to decide how they will obey and enforce the measure.

Often called the transgender bathroom ban, the "Protect All Students Act" requires Ohio schools designate multi-occupancy restrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations for exclusive use by male or female students based on their original birth certificate.

The Columbus City Schools' Board of Education voted to rescind its gendered bathroom policy, but did not enact any new rules at a Tuesday night meeting.

The Upper Arlington school board on Tuesday unanimously removed a May 2021 policy that created 鈥渁ll-gender鈥� bathrooms for students.

Whether or not Ohioans can change the gender marker on their birth certificate depends on their county's location and probate court judge. That's even though a federal judge ordered the state to make the process available.

The Senate Leadership Fund ad cites Brown鈥檚 votes on March 6, 2021, and March 22, 2024, as evidence that Brown, who generally supports LGBTQ+ rights, voted to allow transgender athletes in girls鈥� sports. Brown spokesperson Matt Keyes described both votes as "poison pill" amendments 鈥� designed to render legislation ineffective 鈥� to broader funding bills.