Ohio LGBTQ+ advocacy and legal aid organization Equality Ohio has changed its grade of Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton from an “A” to “Pending” on its 2026 Candidate Scorecard. Rather than voicing disagreement with the decision or commenting on Ohio’s current ban on transgender athletes, Acton employed anti-transgender language. As a result, we have updated Dr. Acton’s status in our 2026 Candidate Scorecard from an ‘A’ to ‘Pending’. Should Dr. Acton choose to take meaningful steps forward, we will update the status accordingly. The Buckeye Flame reached out to Dr. Acton’s campaign staff on July 6 to schedule an interview regarding her candidacy and received this response: “Dr.