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Ben Jodway

Ben Jodway (he/him) is a staff writer for The Buckeye Flame covering the LGBTQ+ community in rural Ohio. Hailing from Livonia, Michigan, he previously covered education for the Midland Daily News. While studying history at Central Michigan University, he worked part-time at WCMU Public Media as a student reporter covering attempts to remove LGBTQ+ literature from both public and school libraries. He reports for The Buckeye Flame as a Report for America corps member.

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Ben's Latest Articles

Lorain, Ohio unanimously passes resolution supporting LGBTQ+ civil rights

An LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination ordinance could be hot on the resolution’s heels

Ohio factory supervisor Aaron Jones is running to unseat anti-LGBTQ+ legislator Gary Click. Here’s what he told us.

When asked about his LGBTQ+ platform, Jones said he’s ‘running for everyone’

Ohio LGBTQ+ orgs respond to Supreme Court upholding state bans against trans athletes

TransOhio: 'One of the most significant setbacks for transgender rights in modern history’

The stock image shows clothes in (coincidentally) trans Pride colors hanging on a wooden hangar. A label is on the hangar that reads "DONATE."
New Ohio LGBTQ+ org offers free gender-affirming clothing and community

The Rainbow Society of Medina County's MoE's Closet opened last January and has already helped its queer neighbors

Ohio town known for strawberry festival to host its first-ever Pride

LGBTQ+ residents of Troy want a ‘place we could go’

2026 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide

To #FindYourPride, our 2026 guide has sections organized by city and by date.

Are you part of rural NW Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community? We want to hear from you!

A survey will help inform our coverage of LGBTQ+ rural Ohio in that corner of the state.

Community Foundation of Lorain County launches new LGBTQ+ affiliate fund amid funding and legislative challenges

‘This will feel like a win for our ability to better serve them’

How one LGBTQ+ organization is rebranding to connect and support rural Prides across Ohio

SPARC wants rural Prides to have the resources and support of urban Prides

Cleveland Gender Freedom Policy needs 5,000+ signatures for City Council vote

Protecting trans people in Cleveland is petition drive’s mission.

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