Leaf Home and Blooms is in the business of growing Ohio queer joy By H.L. Comeriato ● Business ● March 19, 2026 Akron’s LGBTQ+-owned floral and plant boutique is still thriving after more than a decade in West Hill
Drag performers testify against Ohio drag ban that also targets transgender people By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 18, 2026 Conservative lawmakers said part of their intent is to ban trans and gender non-conforming people from using public locker rooms
Youngstown LGBTQ+ listening event: Join us on April 2 to share LGBTQ+ story ideas By Anna Malefatto (she/her) ● Community ● March 18, 2026 The Buckeye Flame will host “Ohio is So Gay: Past, Present & Future” at Westside Bowl
AudioThis News is So Gay (3/18/26): Covering the Fights Against Anti-Trans Legislation & Period Poverty By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● March 18, 2026 Featuring: Missy Spears (Queer Kentucky) and Nick Fulton (The Fourth Estate).
‘I’ve had more engaging conversations with trees’: Trans Ohioans get a cold reception from Ohio US rep in D.C. trip By Ben Jodway ● Politics ● March 17, 2026 A trans elder, a trans daughter and her father lobbied Ohio US Rep. David Joyce for trans rights on Capitol Hill
Caracole invites Ohio community to ‘Get Your Wig On’ at annual Cincinnati AIDS Walk + Run on 3/29 By Ohio LGBTQ+ Events ● HIV & AIDS ● March 14, 2026 Cincinnati’s nonprofit devoted to positively changing lives in the fight against HIV hosts annual AIDS Walk + 5K/10K Run
Tensions flare in Ohio House Committee over whether trans people exist and ‘parental alienation’ By Ken Schneck & H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 13, 2026 The bill on the table would grant protections to parents who reject their trans children
Sponsored contentSponsored Same affirming Ohio summer camp for trans and gender-expansive kids. Different zip code. By Ken Schneck ● Youth ● March 13, 2026 Camp Indigo returns to Ohio for a third summer, this time in Columbus
Bill that allows untrained chaplains in Ohio schools opposed by chaplains themselves during third hearing By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 12, 2026 Chaplains, social workers and counselors say untrained chaplains place LGBTQ+ and non-Christian students at risk
Ohio school board member resigns following our questions about his social media posts denying the Holocaust By Ben Jodway ● Politics ● March 11, 2026 Social media posts show a now-former Little Miami board member denying the Holocaust and supporting Hitler before voting to remove anti-hate poster.