1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

You represent a wonderful state. Ohio is such a great place to live. I am proud to be in a place that values all types of diversity. Unfortunately, Sen. Mike Lee has introduced the SCREEN ACT, a bill that applies the "harmful to minors" standard used to ban LGBTQ+ books and resources in schools and libraries... and apply it nationally—to the internet. Under the guise of protecting kids from "pornography" Don’t get me wrong, I think that the rise of pornography, and the way that children are viewing at younger and younger, is truly damaging to our society. But I do not think that that is the responsibility of our government. I think that is the responsibility of the parents. Parents in Ohio need to do the work to monitor their children! It would be very difficult to enact a nationwide Internet-wide band. I think that if people are truly seeking it out, they will find it. Regardless or not if there’s a ban. I think that this is a ploy to eliminate life-saving resources for anything tangentially related to sex. People that have been sexually harmed need resources, and I fear that this law could ban those resources for victims. I think that wonderful resources like the Trevor Project and other places that help with suicide prevention, specifically for LGBTQ+ people will be targeted. This law is not something to vote yes on. Please make sure that Ohioans still have access to all the internet and that our libraries will not be controlled by the federal government. Please care about humanity, and the least of these. Not every single space has to be child friendly. Don’t make it a national law, leave it up to the states. We would appreciate you to do your job!