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

By: Megan Henry

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 647

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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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.

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