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

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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

AudioThis News is So Gay (3/18/26): Covering the Fights Against Anti-Trans Legislation & Period Poverty

Featuring: Missy Spears (Queer Kentucky) and Nick Fulton (The Fourth Estate).

‘I’ve had more engaging conversations with trees’: Trans Ohioans get a cold reception from Ohio US rep in D.C. trip

A trans elder, a trans daughter and her father lobbied Ohio US Rep. David Joyce for trans rights on Capitol Hill

Caracole invites Ohio community to ‘Get Your Wig On’ at annual Cincinnati AIDS Walk + Run on 3/29

Cincinnati’s nonprofit devoted to positively changing lives in the fight against HIV hosts annual AIDS Walk + 5K/10K Run

Tensions flare in Ohio House Committee over whether trans people exist and ‘parental alienation’

The bill on the table would grant protections to parents who reject their trans children

Same affirming Ohio summer camp for trans and gender-expansive kids. Different zip code.

Camp Indigo returns to Ohio for a third summer, this time in Columbus

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