Ohio Bill Could Force Teachers to Out Transgender Students

A bill introduced in May by two Republican legislators in Ohio aims to tighten parental control over transgender children and teens who seek mental health and medical care — even if the kids suffer as a result.

Ohio House Bill 658 would turn school employees, psychologists, and social workers into spies of a sort; the legislation mandates that they disclose to parents if a minor approaches them with questions about gender identity or seeks mental health care for gender dysphoria. And if they don’t inform the child’s parents — regardless of concern for the safety or wellbeing of the child — they would face felony charges.