COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A northeastern Ohio county voted this week to become the state’s first to outlaw anti-LGBTQ+ practices known as conversion therapy. Cuyahoga County’s counc…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A young advocate leading the charge to ban anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” joins NBC4’s LGBTQ+ show “Out in Ohio,” along with the attorn…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A young advocate leading the charge to ban anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” joins NBC4’s LGBTQ+ show “Out in Ohio,” along with the attorn…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The mayors of Athens, Westerville and several other Ohio cities that have outlawed anti-LGBTQ+ practices known as “conversion therapy” are calling for more…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Historical markers honoring Akron’s LGBTQ+ enclave and a storied Cincinnati bookstore were nearing installation when the $250,000 Ohio grant funding the project …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gov. Mike DeWine said he disagrees with advocates who argue the state is unwelcoming to the LGBTQ+ community. The governor was answering questions during a moderated C…

For a month, seven people held Sam Nordquist captive in a small hotel room, torturing him to death, authorities say. How did it go on in secret?

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — While an increasing number of Ohio cities are banning anti-LGBTQ+ practices known as conversion therapy, Statehouse lawmakers have revived a bill to prohibit the pract…

A Michigan Republican introduced a resolution Tuesday urging the Supreme Court to reverse its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges same-sex marriage ruling.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Previously bipartisan legislation to ban discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community is again being proposed at the Ohio Statehouse, but without Republican support. Na…

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Westerville voted on Tuesday to become the 13th city in Ohio to ban anti-LGBTQ+ practices known as “conversion therapy” that falsely claim to change a p…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — While the Trump administration is directing the federal workforce to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, several Columbus-area municipalities say th…

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Another Columbus-area city could soon join a dozen other Ohio municipalities in banning anti-LGBTQ+ techniques known as “conversion therapy.” Westervill…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio State alum said that a scholarship he funds benefiting small-town LGBTQ+ students is one of many the university is reexamining after the U.S. Supreme Court dee…

ST. MARYS, Ohio (WCMH) — A candidate who previously ran for the Statehouse has been appointed to serve as Ohio’s first openly transgender city council member. Arienne Childrey was sworn…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A national crisis hotline received a significant increase in calls from LGBTQ+ youth in Ohio within hours after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill that opponents say will …

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) — A top civil liberties group says a central Ohio school district’s anti-bullying policies protecting LGBTQ+ students “overstep by regulating speech.&#82…

MASSILLON, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio school district will pay $450,000 to a middle school teacher who resigned for refusing to address two transgender students by their preferred names and pronou…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio legislator says a bill to charge educators with felonies for handing out “obscene” materials is needed after substitute teachers saw books in the c…

LORAIN, Ohio (WCMH) — A 22-year-old Ohioan who championed his home city to ban anti-LGBTQ+ techniques known as “conversion therapy” is now advocating for a neighboring county to d…