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by Alvin McEwen There is no other way to say this. Dave Chappelle is an ignorant son of a bitch whose embrace of stereotypes about LGBTQ…
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by Valerie Hillow Gates, Executive Director, American Heart Association There is mounting evidence that LGBTQ+ adults experience disparities across several cardiovascular risk factors compared with their…
by Matthew Huffman I found that it is still possible to have self-realizations even after you think you know yourself so well. I was born and…
by Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO, GLAAD With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Mike DeWine wiped out any good will and press he received…
Because it’s nobody’s business, right? They’ll pin me as the quiet type, so dedicated to my work that they wouldn’t even think of bothering me with…
by Laura Rodriguez-Carbone On June 30, Governor DeWine signed into law, language allowing health care workers, hospitals, and health insurance companies to refuse to provide, or…
by Kimberly, theBword Poet As I was chatting with a fellow volunteer at this year’s Pride In The CLE’s Pride Ride, I started to tell her…
by Matthew Graves The last two days has seen a whirlwind of change swiftly swarm over the world of sports. Carl Nassib’s announcement as the first…
by Lindsay Wissman, Volunteer at Moms Demand Action On June 12, 2016, a man opened fire inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL. In a space where…