‘Get in, Loser. We’re Going to the Hillsboro Pride Festival.’: ‘Mean Girls’ star Daniel Franzese joins rural Ohio Pride celebration

‘We want the whole region to know that at our festival, you can sit with us.’

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‘We are still here’: Ohio LGBTQ+ students navigate campus life after Senate Bill 1

The queer community at Kent State University continues to express itself, even as Ohio’s SB1 reshapes speech and life on campus.

An Open letter to The City Club of Cleveland regarding RFK Jr.’s unchallenged homophobic remarks

‘The City Club owes the LGBTQ+ community of Cleveland, including me, an apology for being forced to endure this insulting and hateful rhetoric again.’

Rural Ohio LGBTQ+ org to celebrate 5th annual Pride despite their lawmaker spearheading hate

Seneca Proud has brought together Seneca County’s queer community for five years and counting

Meet the Ohio LGBTQ+ elder planning Vermilion’s first Pride celebration

Grace United Methodist Church will host a June 6 ‘celebration of love and diversity’

Ohio law prevented Kent State from celebrating LGBTQ+ graduates. Queer students made sure their ‘Lavender Celebration’ survived.

‘Lavender Celebration’ had a more student feel this year and seems needed more than ever

AudioThis News is So Gay (5/6/26): Uncovering Stories on Pride Flag Burnings, Mpox and Queer Crime Solving

Featuring: H.L. Comeriato (The Buckeye Flame) and Lauren Chapman (The Sacramento Bee)

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