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Op-Ed: Lakewood City Council Must Pass Ordinance Prohibiting Medical Discrimination Against LGBTQIA Community

"We must act locally to push back and soundly reject laws that strip human beings of their dignity."

An LGBTQ+ Ohioan Looks Back on Twenty Years of Attending Pride

"Those marching with me had been through hecklers before and yelled right back at them. I only hoped that one day I'd be that brave."

Celebrating Carl Nassib: Moving Beyond the Trope of “Gays Don’t Like Sports”

"Do not let outside noise surrounding this announcement drown the greater good that can come from this."

5 Years After Pulse Tragedy: Ohio Moms Demand Remembrance and Action

"The connection between bias-motivated crimes and access to firearms is not a matter of debate, regardless of the bias."

Embracing Radical Imaginations: Reflections on the Kenyon Queer & Trans Studies Conference

“Radical imagination” was something we witnessed in each presentation over the three-day span of the conference.

7 Financial Planning Steps Every LGBTQ+ Person Needs to Take

Every person needs financial forethought and planning, but being LGBTQ+ adds nuance and layers of complexity.

Pandemic Compounds Psychosocial Issues for Sexual, Gender Minorities

Research suggests sexual or gender minorities adults bearing extra burden of anxiety during COVID-19 isolation.

ENOUGH: An Open Letter to Columbus Mayor Ginther from Queer Partnership for Black Liberation

"The time for a diplomatic, incremental approach to change has long passed."

I First Regretted Calling My Conservative Mother Before the Holidays. But Then…

"Talking to my mom hasn’t always been an easy thing for me to do."

An Ode to Ohio LGBTQ+ Community Organizing…and a Call for More

"I’m calling on my fellow Ohioans to continue to organize in whatever ways you can."

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