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by Lis Regula Here in Ohio, we are just gearing up for primaries and a midterm election later this year, with relatively high stakes. Many of…
by Justin Glanville Not long ago, I got a call from George Costanzo, then at the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland. George was looking to…
Cleveland Heights mayoral candidate Barbara Danforth sat for an endorsement interview with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats this summer. Her responses to their questions were so shocking that…
by Ginger Marshall Tuesday evening, I was relaxing at home when both of my phones started blowing up. Coworkers and friends were reaching out about Ohio…
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…