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Ohio LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Guide

Our goal with this LGBTQ+ Ohio Nonprofit Guide is to support individuals finding the community they might be seeking.

2026 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide

To #FindYourPride, our 2026 guide has sections organized by city and by date.

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.

Equality Ohio changes grade for Amy Acton from ‘Pending’ to ‘B’

Equality Ohio had changed Acton’s grade from 'A' to 'Pending' on July 28, following what they called 'harmful remarks related to transgender people.'

Gloria Steinem, who pushed for gender equality, dies at 92

From her coming of age during the Mad Men era to her founding Ms. magazine at the start of a new push for gender equality to #MeToo and the ensuing backlash, Ohio-born Steinem was a tireless champion for the feminist movement.

Attendees of Black Trans Men of Ohio pose for a group photo at a rock formation.
Yearly Ohio retreat treats Black transmascs to new experiences and ‘that brotherhood moment’

WARR provides a nearly-free 4-day getaway for Black trans men across Ohio

Audio This News is So Gay (9/2/26): Reporting on Gays Behaving Badly

Featuring: Joseph Darius Jaafari (LOOKOUT) and Daniel Villarreal (LGBTQ Nation)

Akron LGBTQ+ listening event: Join us on September 29 to share LGBTQ+ story ideas

The Buckeye Flame will host "Ohio is So Gay: Past, Present & Future" at the Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center in Akron.

The importance of finding and creating spaces for Black Queer Joy in Ohio [COMMENTARY]

"Black music and arts have always been modalities and vehicles for resistance, speaking truth to power and storytelling."

Honoring the life of an Ohio transgender veteran without qualification or exception [COMMENTARY]

"Her remains were contained in an urn marked with a transgender flag."

How one Ohio college class assembled a city’s untold LGBTQ+ history

Akron didn't have a central collection of LGBTQ+ history. Two professors and a cadre of students are changing that.

Shannon Hardin knows being Columbus’s first Black, gay mayor in name only isn’t enough for real change

Hardin connected his broader campaign to the disparities many LGBTQ+ Columbus residents face as the city becomes increasingly expensive.

Everything LGBTQ+ Ohioans should know about how to vote on Election Day

Voting as an LGBTQ+ person can be overwhelming, so we’re breaking it down step-by-step. Here’s exactly what to expect on Election Day.

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