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Ken Schneck

Dr. Ken Schneck (he/him) is the editor of The Buckeye Flame, Ohio’s LGBTQ+ newsroom. For this work, he was honored with the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for National LGBTQ+ Journalist of the Year. He is the author of “Seriously, What Am I Doing Here? The Adventures of a Wondering and Wandering Gay Jew” and three LGBTQ+ Ohio history books. Schneck spent 25 years working in higher education, including 10 years as a dean of students and 13 years as a tenured professor of education. He is a graduate of the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York.

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Ken's Latest Articles

A burst pipe won’t stop the music at the vinyl hub of these Cincinnati cat dads

Alien Records has become an LGBTQ+ community space. Now, the community is stepping up to keep things spinning.

Video This News is So Gay (10/14/26): Navigating the Onslaught of Anti-LGBTQ+ Political Ads

Featuring: Missy Spears (Queer Kentucky) and Alex Reimer (Queerty)

‘Vote With Love’ is Ohio LGBTQ+ group’s mantra to mobilize voters

PFLAG is hoping personal connections will encourage voter registration and turnout.

Who is ‘obsessed with men playing in women’s sports’? JD Vance says Democrats, but Ohio Republicans can’t get enough.

Republicans mentioned transgender-related topics 31 times at recent Ohio campaign events, vs. Democrats’ zero times.

Two trans Ohioans resign from the Ohio Democratic Party’s Pride Caucus, including vice-chair

The resignations came within 24 hours of each other and amidst allegations of censorship by their own party

Audio This News is So Gay (10/7/26): Diving Into the Gap Between Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws and Their Consequences

Featuring: H.L. Comeriato (The Buckeye Flame) and Kae Petrin (Trans Journalists Association)

2025-26 Guide to Ohio’s LGBTQ+ Legislation (136th General Assembly)

To help you differentiate one bill from another, we have put together this easy-to-use reference guide to Ohio LGBTQ+ legislation.

Dayton Metro Library hosts 3rd annual ‘Summit on Trans Lives: Past, Present and Future’

The Oct 17 event will feature a range of educational workshops and a keynote by celebrated author George M. Johnson

Video Trump repeatedly pivots to anti-trans attacks in Ohio campaign rally

Despite rising costs of living for all Americans, Trump focused instead on the infinitesimal number of trans Americans in athletics.

How many LGBTQ+ adults are in Ohio? New research says it’s astronomically higher than we thought.

Ohio joins the 40 states with an LGBTQ+ population greater than 10%.

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