‘Playing with fire’: Trump administration cuts HIV prevention funding to community-based organizations, including Equitas Health in Ohio

Advocates fear the cuts could set the stage for an increase in new HIV cases.

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Anti-LGBTQ+ billboards pop up in rural Ohio. Communities are immediately pushing back.

‘These billboards don’t just attack LGBTQ+ families, they erase every Ohio kid whose home doesn’t fit a narrow, manufactured mold.’

Cleveland’s Twist Social Club celebrates 27 years of being a nightlife island of community and joy 

How one Ohio bar embraces a community focus as many LGBTQ+ clubs combat closures.

AudioThis News is So Gay (7/22/26): Amplifying “Pride on Full Display at the Obama Presidential Center”

Featuring: Anna DeShawn (E3 Radio / Queer News / The Qube)

Ohio middle school teacher launches effort to protect LGBTQ+ public school students from harmful laws and policies

Honesty for Mahoning Valley Education wants to activate communities to help stop ‘efforts to dismantle public education’

Crowdfunding has become a lifeline for LGBTQ+ Ohioans of color

Community members say online fundraisers and mutual aid are filling gaps left by housing, healthcare and employment systems.

One year later, 988 still doesn’t have a hotline for LGBTQ+ youth

Congress granted funds to restore this critical service months ago. But it may not be back until the end of 2026.

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