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2026 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide

By Ken Schneck, H.L. Comeriato, Ben Jodway & Anna Malefatto (she/her) ● Pride ● May 4, 2026

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

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

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● May 1, 2026

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

Ohio LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Guide

By Caitlin McNally & Jackson Hare ● Community ● July 31, 2025

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

AudioThis News is So Gay (5/13/26): Reporting on Gayborhood Drama and Queer Disinformation

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● May 13, 2026

Featuring: Jason Villemez (Philadelphia Gay News) and Jake Wittich (Windy City Times).

Sherrod Brown will face anti-transgender Republican Sen. Jon Husted in bid for Ohio U.S. Senate seat

By H.L. Comeriato ● Politics ● May 12, 2026

Brown won the Democratic nomination but has been criticized by some LGBTQ+ leaders for bending on trans rights.

Ohio Pride PAC forms to build political power for LGBTQ+ equality

By Ken Schneck ● Politics ● May 11, 2026

The PAC has set an initial target of recruiting 1969 founding members, a number specifically chosen to evoke the year of the Stonewall Rebellion.

‘Get in, Loser. We’re Going to the Hillsboro Pride Festival.’: ‘Mean Girls’ star Daniel Franzese joins rural Ohio Pride celebration

By Ohio LGBTQ+ Events ● Pride ● May 10, 2026

‘We want the whole region to know that at our festival, you can sit with us.’

‘We are still here’: Ohio LGBTQ+ students navigate campus life after Senate Bill 1

By Collaborative Newslab @ Kent State Unviersity ● Policy/Legislation ● May 9, 2026

The queer community at Kent State University continues to express itself, even as Ohio’s SB1 reshapes speech and life on campus.

An Open letter to The City Club of Cleveland regarding RFK Jr.’s unchallenged homophobic remarks

By Guest Commentary ● Health & Wellness ● May 8, 2026

‘The City Club owes the LGBTQ+ community of Cleveland, including me, an apology for being forced to endure this insulting and hateful rhetoric again.’

A child in a blue hat examines a table full of Pride memorabilia on a bright, sunny day.

Rural Ohio LGBTQ+ org to celebrate 5th annual Pride despite their lawmaker spearheading hate

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● May 8, 2026

Seneca Proud has brought together Seneca County’s queer community for five years and counting

Meet the Ohio LGBTQ+ elder planning Vermilion’s first Pride celebration

By H.L. Comeriato ● Pride ● May 7, 2026

Grace United Methodist Church will host a June 6 ‘celebration of love and diversity’

Ohio law prevented Kent State from celebrating LGBTQ+ graduates. Queer students made sure their ‘Lavender Celebration’ survived.

By Ben Jodway ● Education ● May 6, 2026

‘Lavender Celebration’ had a more student feel this year and seems needed more than ever

AudioThis News is So Gay (5/6/26): Uncovering Stories on Pride Flag Burnings, Mpox and Queer Crime Solving

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● May 6, 2026

Featuring: H.L. Comeriato (The Buckeye Flame) and Lauren Chapman (The Sacramento Bee)

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