LGBTQ+ Ohioans mark upcoming Transgender Day of Visibility 2026 with community events

Transgender people will celebrate the lives, legacies and futures of transgender Ohioans across the state.

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Columbus-based Kaleidoscope Youth Center pauses queer expansion into Northwest Ohio, lays off staff amid drop in grant funding

LGBTQ+ residents attempt to pick up the organizing that no longer has a sponsor

Trans Ohioans create a safe space to teach other trans people how to shoot guns and handle firearms safely

‘People were smiling and happy and feeling comfortable [because] they have access to firearms for the first time in a safe place.’

Next week in Ohio: One committee hearing, two anti-LGBTQ+ bills and two big (potential) votes

The drag ban and the bill to legally protect parents who reject their trans children both have hearings on Wednesday

Leaf Home and Blooms is in the business of growing Ohio queer joy

Akron’s LGBTQ+-owned floral and plant boutique is still thriving after more than a decade in West Hill

Drag performers testify against Ohio drag ban that also targets transgender people

Conservative lawmakers said part of their intent is to ban trans and gender non-conforming people from using public locker rooms

Youngstown LGBTQ+ listening event: Join us on April 2 to share LGBTQ+ story ideas

The Buckeye Flame will host “Ohio is So Gay: Past, Present & Future” at Westside Bowl

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