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19th century Cincinnati had "strange amount of queerness
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (105+ words) Cincinnati does stand out in its Paris of America days," Hogue said, referring to when the city was a boomtown and fancied itself a cultural mecca in the late 19th century. I do believe that there. .. You might be surprised how…...
Judge will order kids who get in trouble to get library cards, go to rec centers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (570+ words) Young people who get in trouble in Hamilton County will be court-ordered to get a library card and join a recreation center or YMCA, officials announced May 28. The Hamilton County Juvenile Court is calling the initiative the "summer of discovery....
Answering your questions about The Enquirer | From the editor
1+ week, 4+ day ago (432+ words) On a recent blue-sky day in Blue Ash, I spoke to the Northeast Cincinnati Rotary Club. When I give presentations, I like to leave time for questions at the end because the discussion is usually more interesting than the slides…...
Ohio teacher who sued district over LGBTQ+ books says fight isn't over
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (98+ words) Karen Cahall sued her district after she was suspended over LGTBQ+ books in her classroom. Now she's launching a legal fund to help others. Ohio teacher who sued district over LGBTQ+ books says fight isn't over An Ohio elementary school…...
Can Cincinnati save its conversion therapy ban? | Strictly Legal
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (501+ words) A Cincinnati ordinance, which City Council adopted in 2016, bars mental health professionals in the city limits from engaging in "conversion therapy" with a minor. Approximately 25 states have enacted some sort of ban in the past decade. That intro begs several…...
Supreme Court opens door to conversion therapy harm to youth | Opinion
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (396+ words) The United States Supreme Court recently made a judgment that banning the junk science idiocy of conversion therapy for gay children, somehow violates the First Amendment. Conversion therapy has been rejected by the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association,…...
Ohio moves to undo Cincinnati's conversion therapy ban | Opinion
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (227+ words) Just over 10 years ago, Cincinnati City Council voted to ban conversion therapy in the city. For those who are unfamiliar, conversion therapy is a discredited practice aiming to "cure" patients of their homosexuality. This is at best useless pseudoscience and…...
Cincinnati council aims to protect city's ban on conversion therapy
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (89+ words) Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati council aims to protect city's ban on conversion therapy A recent Supreme Court ruling has a majority of Cincinnati City Council concerned that the city's ban on "conversion" therapy for LGBTQ youth could be in jeopardy. Councilman…...
If you don't like drag shows, don't go to drag shows | Opinion
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (389+ words) On March 25, the Ohio House passed a bill that would criminalize jogging in a sports bra in public. Yes, you read that correctly. And only one Republican joined Democrats to oppose the bill. I'm not sure what's more concerning: The…...
Reynolds signs Iowa law barring local trans civil rights protections
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (573+ words) City and county civil rights commissions may no longer protect Iowans from discrimination based on gender identity after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law blocking them from enacting such protections. Reynolds, a Republican, signed Senate File 579 on March 10. The legislation…...