H.L. Comeriato

Skoops’ ice cream shop serves up LGBTQ+ Pride in Barberton, Ohio

By H.L. Comeriato ● Community ● July 20, 2022

The owners of Skoops’ found a homophobic voicemail waiting for them at work. So they decided to turn it into something positive.

By H.L. Comeriato ● BIPOC ● July 14, 2022

Black LGBTQ+ organizers are rallying to demand justice and build safer communities for Black, queer people everywhere.

By H.L. Comeriato ● BIPOC ● July 12, 2022

On June 27, Akron, Ohio, police officers shot and killed 25-year-old Jayland Walker. Now protestors are demanding justice.

By H.L. Comeriato ● Community ● July 8, 2022

All summer long, FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art will host a sprawling, free, public contemporary art exhibition

By H.L. Comeriato ● Community ● July 5, 2022

Stonewall Sports Cleveland is set to host the national organization’s annual tournament and summit for LGBTQ+ athletes July 8-10.

By H.L. Comeriato ● Pride ● June 29, 2022

In Celina, Ohio, residents attended the town’s third annual Pride festival — organized by local nonprofit Small Town Pride.

By H.L. Comeriato ● Community ● June 17, 2022

New Richmond, Ohio, hosted the first public LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in Clermont County. The Buckeye Flame captured these images.

By H.L. Comeriato ● Pride ● June 10, 2022

We talked to Fayette County PRIDE organizer Molli Muñoz about the event — and why LGBTQ+ visibility can be especially important in rural Ohio

By H.L. Comeriato ● Faith ● June 1, 2022

For Pride Month, one Ohio theologian is hosting a new workshop that breaks down what the Bible really says about “homosexuality.”

Officials have suspended the city’s flag program due to a recent court decision, which may have bigger implications across the country.