“The whole state is just tainted for her.'
The following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on News5Cleveland.com under a content-sharing agreement.The 18-year-old was one of 150 students who won a scholarship in 2021 as part of Ohio Vax-2-School, a statewide contest aimed at boosting COVID-19 vaccination rates among younger Ohioans.
OCJ talked to three families of transgender students who are considering potentially leaving or want to leave Ohio because of anti-transgender legislation. There have been more than 220 bills introduced nationwide specifically targeting transgender and non-binary people, and 15 laws have been enacted banning gender affirming care for transgender youth, according to the Human Rights Campaign year-to-date snapshot from May 23.The Burkle family doesn’t want to leave Ohio, but it’s an option they are considering.
“Our choices are either to seek care from another state and travel significant distances to get that care, or to move out of state to get that care,” Astrid’s mom Alicia said. “Or put her through that. And that’s not an option for us.” Their 15-year-old Abs is involved in the Cleveland Orchestra and Astrid is involved in the Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Preparatory Chorus — something they would have to give up if they were to move.
“We’re not in a position to leave the state,” Scaglione, who lives in the greater Cleveland area, said.
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