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In the final week of Pride Month, two LGBTQ+ centers in Ohio experienced major vandalism to their property, one with a spray-painted racist slur. Colors+ Youth…
Friday saw the release of the previously-leaked Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which declared that there is no constitutional right to…
Robert Dennick Joki had a full day ahead of him at Pride in the Valley in Warren, Ohio on June 18. In between coordinating two sets…
On Monday, Columbus’ Karen Hewitt appeared on “The Culture w/ Farajii Muhammad” on the Black Star Network to speak about the intersections between Pride Month and…
CatholicVote — which bills itself as America’s top Catholic Advocacy Organization — has launched a new campaign called “Hide the Pride” The initiative instructs members to…
A new report was released this month ranking the business climate for LGTBQ+ people in all 50 states. Ohio scored a 53.43 out of 100, a…
On Wednesday, the Cincinnati City Council voted to update their municipal code to offer more protections for the LGBTQ+ community. The previous “Unlawful Discriminatory Practices” ordinance…
Despite hundreds of comments from local community members speaking out against his actions, an Ohio county sheriff has refused to take down his Facebook post, which…
On Tuesday, May 17, the Alzheimer’s Association will host a free, Ohio-based virtual LGBTQ+ Dementia Forum about the obstacles, health disparities and inequities LGBTQ+ elders and…
With anti-LGBTQ+ legislative action in the Columbus statehouse and a looming Supreme Court decision that leaked documents indicate will overturn Roe v. Wade, a number of…