Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio tied for fourth in nation for the most anti-LGBTQ incidents last year, according to new report

Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

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Ohio and Washington tied fourth in the nation for having the most anti-LGBTQ+ incidents last year with 50, according to a new report from GLAAD, a LGBTQ+ advocacy organization.

GLAAD’s Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker (ALERT) documented 1,042 anti-LGBTQ incidents in 2025 nationwide from Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31. About half of the incidents targeted transgender and gender non-conforming people and about a quarter of the incidents happened in June.

“We must join together in a united call against the violence and harassment that too many LGBTQ Americans face,” GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement. “Instead of growing divides that lead to this violence, politicians should recognize that all Americans deserve freedom, fairness, and safety.”

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