State House is pushing to add gender essentialism to the state budget, forced religious instruction time and stripping public schools of funding among others (H.B. 96)

Quote from EqualityOhio:

" Yesterday, the Ohio House just introduced Sub. HB 96—a state budget proposal that goes beyond funding issues to actively harm Ohio families, public schools, and marginalized communities including LGBTQ+ Ohioans and our allies. This budget proposal would:

• Defining Gender as only two sexes.
• Requirement that all books in libraries that reference sexual orientation or gender identity be made inaccessible to minors.
• Prohibition on funding for homeless shelters that are affirming a young person’s social transition.
• Requires public libraries to segregate materials related to sexual orientation and gender identity, restricting access for young people under 18.
• Dismantles the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan.
• Funnels more public tax dollars into private schools with little oversight.
• Strips Ohioans of elected representation on the State Board of Education.
• Enforces outdated retention policies that disproportionately harm LGBTQ+, Black, and brown students.
• Pushes government overreach into public education with forced religious instruction time."