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The city of Upper Sandusky is increasingly finding itself on an island. Mayor Kyle McColly continues to ignore a petition with over 350 signatures that demands…
“Diversity and inclusion sound nice, but they don’t mean what you think.” I heard this quote during a news segment the other night. I was shocked…
Editor’s Note: On Monday, June 14, the Hilliard City Council approved the proposed nondiscrimination ordinance discussed in the following piece. Change doesn’t happen overnight. Case in…
Ari’s uncle Lior is coming to visit and Ari could not be more excited! As the protagonist of the newly released book What are Your Words?:…
The budget that was approved by the Ohio Senate today included language inserted at the last minute that would give healthcare providers the ability to refuse…
(This piece appears as part of Amplify Ohio, a collaborative with The Buckeye Flame, Black Girl Media, and ColumbusBlack.com, and sponsored by Local Media Association.) When…
With so many local Pride festivities canceled or scaled back over the last year, model and photographer Nikki Kubik set out to celebrate the best way…
by Lindsay Wissman, Volunteer at Moms Demand Action On June 12, 2016, a man opened fire inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL. In a space where…
As the City Council of Maple Heights City Council again voted down a resolution last week to declare the month of June 2021 as LGBTQ+ Pride…
Racks of neatly-organized dresses, ties, suits, shoes, bras, baby and kid’s clothes, and even wedding dresses fill the storefront on W. 117 St. in Lakewood. A…
For the second time in two weeks, the City Council of Maple Heights voted down a resolution to declare the month of June 2021 as LGBTQ+…
Only one project stands between Halle Preneta and the highest honor that can be achieved by a Girl Scout. And she is taking decidedly rainbow approach…
Happy Pride Month! However you exist in your gender and sexual orientation journey, I’m so grateful for you and proud you’re here. Here are some Pride…
On May 19, the the Granville Village Council voted unanimously to approve a non-discrimination resolution that includes protections for the LGBTQ+ community. Located 35 miles east…
Editor’s Note: We received a flood of e-mails from readers asking if we could please publish a piece on the passing of Alix Dobkin. She clearly…
During an “Equality Forum” on Wednesday night hosted by the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, one of the candidates repeatedly misgendered a friend of hers in answering a…