“March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy” Will Take Place in 7 Ohio Cities on Friday, March 31

Billed as “one of many largest queer & trans youth marches in historical past,” the March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy will happen in all 50 states on March 31, together with in seven completely different Ohio cities.

A number of Ohio organizations are internet hosting marches and rallies to assist the nationwide motion sponsored by Queer Youth Assemble, a queer youth-led nonprofit serving queer youth beneath 25 in the USA.

The marches and rallies throughout the nation are united by a listing of calls for created by queer and trans youth from throughout the nation. The calls for have been gathered by Queer Youth Assemble over the span of two months by way of listening periods, social media interactions and in-person conversations. The calls for embrace:

• Codify Title IX to incorporate sexuality, gender id and gender expression
• An finish to outing and ask for academics, dad and mom and friends to keep up confidentiality in regard to others’ gender, sexuality and different facets of our identities
• Ban all types of conversion remedy on individuals of all ages nationwide
• An finish to all state-sponsored misinformation on transitioning and gender-affirming well being care
• Permit transgender athletes to take part on the sports activities crew that corresponds with their id, and supply center and excessive colleges with state funding for co-ed sports activities groups

Right here in Ohio, a number of payments are presently shifting by way of the state legislature aimed toward limiting the autonomy of queer and trans youth addressed in these calls for. These payments embrace HB 6 (banning trans females from sports activities), HB 8 (necessary outing of LGBTQ+ college students in colleges) and HB 68 (banning gender-affirming care in Ohio).

Marches and rallies shall be held within the following cities:

• Cincinnati: 5:30 p.m., Rally at Hoffner Park (4101 Hamilton Ave.) adopted by march
• Cleveland Heights: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Rally at Cleveland Heights Group Middle (1 Monticello Blvd.)
• Cleveland: 4 p.m., March from Willard Park (Free Stamp) to Metropolis Corridor
• Columbus: 5 p.m., March at Goodale Park
• Dayton: 4 p.m.-6 p.m., March from Lily’s Dayton (329 E. Fifth St.) to Courthouse Sq. (23 N. Foremost St.)
• Lakewood: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m., March at Lakewood Park (14532 Lake Ave.)
• Madison: 3:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Madison Village Sq. Park

This story was initially revealed by the Buckeye Flame and republished right here with permission.