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Safe Space Training – Next: July 9th, 2024

The Center provides Safe Space training for individuals, agencies and employers in and around Darke County. Our first Safe Space Training will be held at the Center on Tuesday, July 9th from 10:30am-12:00pm. To RSVP, please send name(s), titles and agency (if any) to us here by July 8, 2024. To request a training or speaker’s panel, please email us here.

SpeakOut Advocacy

The Center aims to raise awareness about the impact of laws and policies on the LGBTQ+ community, and advocate for policies and laws that promote and celebrate diversity, accessibility, equality and inclusion for LGBTQ+ people. The Center’s team produces press releases, OP/Eds, candidate forums, as well as other activities towards this end, and serves on a variety of coalitions and partnerships to provide a voice for the LGBTQ+ community. If you would like to become a part of advocacy team writing letters to the editor or OPEDs and articles to keep the community informed, please email us today.

 

Know Your Rights

We believe in empowering our community to know their rights. 

  • Employment – It is illegal to discriminate against a person in matters of employment based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Learn More/File a Complaint
  • Housing – It is illegal to discriminate against a person based on their sexual orientation or gender identity in matters of housing – including renting, buying, selling or obtaining a loan or mortgage. Learn More/File a Complaint
  • Public Accommodations – It is illegal to discriminate against a person based on their sexual orientation and gender identity in matters of public accommodations. Learn More/File a Complaint
  • Marriage & Family – Same-sex marriage is legal in Ohio. LGBTQ+ people have adoption rights in Ohio. Learn More
  • Transgender Affirming Laws – Transgender people have the right to affirm their name and gender on their driver’s license. Transgender people have the right to affirm their gender on their birth certificate. Learn More
  • Bullying at Schools – Bullying based on sexual orientation or gender identity is illegal. Learn More
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