H.L. Comeriato is the staff writer for The Buckeye Flame. A queer and non-binary writer and reporter from Akron, Ohio, they covered public health for The Devil Strip via Report for America.
LGBTQ+ advocates across the state expressed relief on Tuesday after House Bill 454 — which would ban gender affirming healthcare for Ohio’s trans youth — was…
Just before midnight on November 19, a single gunman entered Club Q — an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado — and opened fire on a…
On Tuesday, Ohio’s State Board of Education (BOE) heard a third round of public testimony concerning an anti-transgender resolution rejecting Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students…
On November 14, the Executive Committee of the Ohio’s State Board of Education (BOE) voted 5-2 to send an amended version of an anti-transgender resolution to…
Columbus-based photographer and creative director Mx. Vincent-Natasha Gay — NV, for short — is in the midst of a creative bloom. On November 19, Gay is…
On November 8, millions of Ohioans exercised their right to vote in the 2022 midterm elections. Although there were historic wins for LGBTQ+ candidates across the…
Each December, a handful of Akron’s most elegant homes are transformed by the holiday spirit. Since 2001, dozens of hosts have opened the doors of their…
On Monday, Akron become the 10th municipality in Ohio to ban the practice of conversion therapy on minors. Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan’s administration proposed the legislation,…
On the second Saturday of October, the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland observes the City of Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ Heritage Day. In recognition of LGBTQ+ History…
Under the bright lights of Troy Memorial Stadium, 17-year-old Carter Evans was crowned Troy High School’s 2022 Homecoming King. Wearing a thigh-length, form-fitting orange dress —…