3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (517+ words) Ohio joins the 40 states with an LGBTQ+ population greater than 10%. New research released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation indicates a much higher percentage than previously estimated of LGBTQ+ adults across the country, and most certainly in Ohio. Using…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (533+ words) Republican Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy states on his website that he is “fighting to lift all Ohioans.” His past statements about LGBTQ+ issues tell a different story. Ramaswamy received an “F” on Equality Ohio’s 2026 Candidate Scorecard, indicating that he…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (210+ words) Fremont Pride was held on Saturday in Northwest Ohio on a different expanse of grass than previous festivals. For its sixth year, Fremont Pride moved to Birchard Park, located in almost the exact center of Fremont. “Previously we were isolated…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (565+ words) After sparking recent backlash among many Democrats and LGBTQ+ people across the state, Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton has added language to her campaign platform in support of LGBTQ+ Ohioans. On June 30 – while discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (250+ words) Ohio is home to more than 150 LGBTQ+ nonprofit organizations supporting and empowering the LGBTQ+ community. These organizations cover so many aspects of the LGBTQ+ lived experience: from the accessibility of LGBTQ+ healthcare, to lively LGBTQ+ social opportunities, to the coordination…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (347+ words) This piece originally was published by The 19th and appears here with permission. Americans’ support for LGBTQ+ rights has slid downward after peaking in the early 2020s, according to a new Gallup poll. Support for marriage equality has been steadily declining since…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (126+ words) Thousands gathered in downtown Cleveland Saturday for the city’s Pride in the CLE festival and march, organized by the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland. The Buckeye Flame captured these images. 🔥 H.L. Comeriato (they/them) is an award-winning multimedia…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (521+ words) Several hundred people gathered at the Butler Institute of American Art’s Beecher Court atrium on May 28 to celebrate the release of the Greater Mahoning Valley LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment’s findings. The survey includes responses from 463 people in Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1857+ words) We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to know this life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love but the emotion…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1754+ words) This piece originally appeared in the Athens County Independent and is reprinted here with permission. Chauncey Village Council met for nearly four hours on May 14, discussing plans to repeal discrimination protections for renters and LGBTQ+ residents and a resolution that…...