Equality Ohio releases 2026 Candidate Scorecard: 8 A+’s and 20 F’s By Ken Schneck ● Politics ● June 8, 2026 Twenty candidates were given an F, indicating that they have a ‘poor record and likely to harm LGBTQ+ civil rights’
Greater Mahoning Valley LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment adds to growing body of data By H.L. Comeriato ● Community ● June 4, 2026 ‘Research is resistance. Research tells us the truth.’
2026 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide By Ken Schneck, H.L. Comeriato, Ben Jodway & Anna Malefatto (she/her) ● Pride ● June 4, 2026 To #FindYourPride, our 2026 guide has sections organized by city and by date.
Cleveland Gender Freedom Policy needs 5,000+ signatures for City Council vote By Ken Schneck & Ben Jodway ● Transgender ● June 3, 2026 Protecting trans people in Cleveland is petition drive’s mission.
AudioThis News is So Gay (6/3/26): Navigating Pride Month as a Queer Journalist and Previewing Upcoming LGBTQ+ Films By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● June 3, 2026 Featuring: Dana Piccoli (News is Out) and John Parker (The Gaily Show)
Your input needed: Equality Ohio’s legal clinic launches survey to assess LGBTQ+ needs By Ken Schneck ● Community ● June 1, 2026 ‘2026 is very, very different from 2019.’: The community’s needs have changed drastically since the clinic launched 7 years ago.
New poll: Supermajority of Ohio voters believe politicians use trans issues as a distraction By Ken Schneck ● Politics ● June 1, 2026 Affordability/inflation is 5 times more a concern than transgender issues.
Draw 4: Marriage Equality is a losing game of Uno unless Ohioans take action By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● May 28, 2026 ‘Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community cannot afford to assume that existing rights will remain untouched simply because they exist today.’
Sponsored contentSponsored A Lifeline Long Overdue: New Cleveland-based health clinic specializes in LGBTQ+, Latino care By Drew Filipski ● Health & Wellness ● May 28, 2026 Neighborhood Family Practice is bringing culturally rooted, community-based care directly to one of the city’s most underserved communities
Columbus game designer comes out while making new LGBTQ+ tabletop roleplaying game By Ben Jodway ● Queer Joy ● May 27, 2026 ‘I’m finally planting a flag about who I am as a designer’