AudioThis News is So Gay (4/22/26): Exploring LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces and a Mythical Place Called Golf Manor By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● April 22, 2026 Featuring: Adam Rhodes (Investigative Reporters and Editors) and Susan Tebben (The Ohio Capital Journal).
There’s a name for secretly removing a condom during sex without consent: stealthing By The 19th ● Health & Wellness ● April 21, 2026 Nonconsensual condom removal and other forms of reproductive coercion can have grave consequences, but few states offer recourse for survivors.
Case Western Reserve University honors Ugandan human rights leader By Ohio LGBTQ+ Events ● Community ● April 18, 2026 Frank Mugisha will be awarded the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence and deliver remarks on Sept. 17-18.
More important than ever: Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus announces 2026 “Forte” annual fundraising gala By Ohio LGBTQ+ Events ● Culture ● April 17, 2026 During this year’s Forte, tribute will be paid to Morgan Stanley Vice President Gregory Zunkiewicz with the Forte Award.
She sued her rural Ohio school for banning LGBTQ+ inclusion in her classroom. Now, she is launching a nonprofit to help people like her. By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● April 17, 2026 New Richmond teacher launches the Rainbow Classroom Advocacy Fund while she appeals her court case
National gathering of LGBTQ+ organizers to be held in Midwest in 2027 By Ken Schneck ● Community ● April 16, 2026 Creating Change brings together thousands of participants to build strategy, share skills and strengthen the LGBTQ+ movement
AudioThis News is So Gay (4/15/26): Debriefing the Impact of HIV Funding Cuts and… The Real Housewives? By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● April 15, 2026 Featuring: Orion Rummler (The 19th) and Joe Reberkenny (The Washington Blade)
The Buckeye Flame welcomes two reporting fellows covering LGBTQ+ Ohioans of color By H.L. Comeriato ● Community ● April 13, 2026 Elizabeth Randolph-Montgomery and Siaara Freeman join Ohio’s LGBTQ+ newsroom
Oberlin alum finds her queer voice in a documentary short debuting at the Cleveland International Film Festival By Ben Jodway ● Culture ● April 13, 2026 “Big Bass” is part of CIFF’s LGBTQ+ film lineup on April 14 and 15
Ohio cafe will host drag story hour despite online hate campaign By Ken Schneck ● Community ● April 13, 2026 Coterie Lounge and Café in West Chester is standing strong in the face of hate posts on social media and calls to boycott the space.