- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Legal, but banned for minors
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Public opinion surveys in Ohio have pointed to a varied attitude towards LGBTQ+ individuals.
Perception of LGBTQ+ People
Survey results from 9 LGBTQ+ Equaldex users who lived in or visited Ohio.
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Equal Treatment
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History
Homosexual activity in Ohio is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Ohio is legal.
§ 15.11 Marriage Amendment
Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Ohio is no censorship.
However, on April 4, 2022, a bill was introduced mimicking the "Don't say gay" bill in Florida, in which schools would be forbidden from teaching LGBT topics and critical race theory. The bill was heard during the Summer and is set to be heard again in the Fall.
Right to change legal gender in Ohio is legal, no restrictions.
There is no specific requirement to modify the gender marker, since each court will have their own ruling, but it is advised that their requirement be as accessible as possible.
Gender-affirming care in Ohio is legal, but banned for minors.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ohio is recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Ohio is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Ohio is sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ohio is no protections.
However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Same-sex adoption in Ohio is legal.
Serving openly in military in Ohio is legal.
A year after the ban was lifted, Admiral Levine was sworn into being a Admiral being the first transgender woman to hold a high rank in the Navy and in Cabinet.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ohio is legal.
Conversion therapy in Ohio is not banned.