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Ohio Business Competes is nearing a major milestone. At 956 signatories, the coalition of entities standing up to say that discrimination has no place in Ohio’s…
![Racism in the LGBTQ+ Community: A Pathway Forward [VIDEO]](https://thebuckeyeflame.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200601-lgbt-racism-tease_shbx0c-312x198.jpeg)
On Wednesday, the Columbus Public Health’s Center for Public Health Innovation sponsored an online town hall discussion focused on racism in the LGBTQ+ community and a…

Nicolas Talbott has dreams of being a military intelligence officer. The Lisbon, Ohio resident is working on his Master’s degree in Criminology with a concentration in…

Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization — and SHOWTIME announced the 10 …

“Out of Ohio” is our interview series featuring notable LGBTQ+ individuals born and raised in Ohio who are now out there in the wider world using…
![20+ LGBTQ Ohio Legislators & Leaders Assemble for Biden [VIDEO]](https://thebuckeyeflame.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/antonio-312x198.jpg)
More than 20 LGBTQ+ legislators and leaders gathered from across the state of Ohio to appear in a video to endorse the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris Democratic…

Outside of your local haunts, where does your mind go when you think of notable gay bars? The historic Stonewall Inn? The legendary Abbey in Los…

Pride in the CLE will look different in 2020. There won’t be a march into downtown Cleveland with proud individuals walking with intention, waving to the…
![LGBTQ+ Columbus Needs Less Perfection and More Healing [COMMENTARY]](https://thebuckeyeflame.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/jonathan-hoxmark-6VWTC9sWu8M-unsplash-312x198.jpg)
“When perfectionism is driving us, shame is always riding shotgun and fear is the annoying backseat driver” -Brené Brown It takes a level of vulnerability to…

Activist. Model. And now: unquestionably dapper. Akron’s Giovonni Santiago was named this week to the “100 Most Stylish DapperQ List 2020,” a compendium put forth by…

Stark County native Craig Covey has a habit of making history. In 1981, the gay student activist-turned-political leader co-founded Columbus’ first off-campus gay and lesbian organization,…

We ran out of eggs after my wife tried to recreate my favorite 3:00 a.m. diner breakfast order to soothe my most recent depressive episode. She…

Prepare to laugh, cry, and embrace the sissy way of life. After 30 years of theater involvement – acting, writing, and even developing his own theater…

by Kevin Williams Gay bars have been important in LGBTQ+ history, even as many still debate their place in modern society. Historically, gay bars have been…

The organizers of Cincinnati Pride announced today that the celebration originally rescheduled for June and then moved to October 3 would now be canceled altogether. With…

Louis Escobar, the first LGBTQ+ and first Latinx individual to be elected to Toledo City Council, died on August 29 at age 70. Escobar shattered barriers…