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Ohio Democratic Party accused of censoring anti-trans ad criticism

Party leadership removed Pride Caucus posts pushing back on Rep. Kaptur's campaign ads, insiders say.

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What to know

  • The Ohio Democratic Party removed posts from its Pride Caucus social media accounts that criticized anti-transgender campaign ads released by Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, drawing accusations of internal censorship.
  • Party leadership has established a policy requiring ODP approval before internal caucuses can post content advocating against endorsed candidates and has gained direct access to caucus social media accounts.
  • GLAAD characterizes the term 'gender ideology' used in Kaptur's ads as an anti-transgender dogwhistle that misrepresents LGBTQ+ identity as political ideology.
  • The party declined to respond to multiple requests for comment on the post removals and new social media access policies.

“Sharing this [post] when the candidate has not opened the doors for any type of conversation behind-the-scenes is not even a criticism as much as it is asking the candidate to support the community.”

Ari Childrey, Pride Caucus advocate · Erin in the Morning ↗

Rep. Marcy KapturRep. Marcy Kaptur Democratic candidate for Ohio's 9th DistrictAri Childrey Vice-chair of Ohio Democratic Party Pride CaucusOhio Democratic Party State party leadershipPride Caucus One of 10 caucuses within Ohio Democratic PartyLucas County Democrats County-level Democratic organization

Ohio Democratic Party accused of censoring anti-trans ad criticism
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    Insiders detail ODP control of caucus social media and post removal

    Ari Childrey, vice-chair of the Pride Caucus, told independent journalist Erin Reed that the Ohio Democratic Party accessed the caucus' social media accounts without prior notice to delete the critical post. Another steering committee member revealed that ODP policy prohibits caucus posts advocating against endorsed candidates and now requires ODP access to all internal caucus social media accounts.

    “There was no effort to even reach out to us initially by the ODP. They simply went into our social media and deleted the reshare.”
    — Ari Childrey
    1. 1 outlet Insiders say the Ohio Democratic Party is censoring criticism of anti-trans ads

      first by The Buckeye Flame, 14h ago

  2. background

    Ohio Democratic Party removes Pride Caucus post — The Pride Caucus post criticizing Kaptur's ads was deleted from the caucus' social media account. Later the same day, the Pride Caucus reposted it, unaware the first post had been intentionally removed.

  3. background

    Lucas County Democrats and Pride Caucus push back on ads — Lucas County Democrats publicly called on Kaptur to take down the ads. The Pride Caucus, one of 10 caucuses within the Ohio Democratic Party, shared the Lucas County Democrats' post on social media on September 23.

  4. background

    Rep. Kaptur releases anti-trans campaign ads — Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, running for re-election in Ohio's 9th Congressional District, released two anti-transgender political ads. The first features her saying she 'voted with Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of our schools, because parents know what's best for their kids – and boys should not play in girls' sports.' The second ad highlights her record opposing 'teaching gender ideology in schools.'