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Cori Schleiffer

Cori Schleiffer (she/her) is a community organizer, writer, and advocate focused on queer rights and public safety in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a co-founder of the Cleveland Bi+ Network, and a cofounder of REACH: Responding with Empathy, Access, and Community Healing, Cuyahoga County’s grassroots coalition advocating for behavioral health crisis services (reachneo.com). She was the founding board chair of The Buckeye Flame, a former board chair at Preterm and currently appointed to Cleveland’s Mental Health Response Advisory Committee.

Cori's Latest Articles

Ohio Bi+ people aren’t getting the mental health care they need and deserve [COMMENTARY]

By Cori Schleiffer ● Bisexuality/Bi+ ● August 25, 2023

‘I have never had a healthcare provider who understood my identity, body or lifestyle. I have always had to coach.’

Holding space in Ohio for grief — and action — about Colorado Springs

By Cori Schleiffer ● Commentary ● November 20, 2022

“Hold space for grief today, and for the urgency of action that grows out of grief.”

Reminder: Ohio’s Trigger Ban on Abortion Affects LGBTQ+ People Too

By Cori Schleiffer ● Commentary ● September 30, 2021

“Potentially, we are weeks away from a near-complete ban on abortion access across the country and in the state of Ohio.”

C’mon, White Queers: Embrace the Progress Pride Flag & Progress Itself [COMMENTARY]

By Cori Schleiffer ● BIPOC ● August 7, 2020

“This flag is my daily reminder to do the work.”