Stonewall Columbus to honor LGBTQ+ veterans for their sacrifice and service By The Buckeye Flame ● Community ● November 13, 2022 Stonewall Columbus will be honoring five veterans and one partner/spouse in the organization’s annual LGBTQ+ Veterans Recognition program.
Despite pushback in a conservative county, one Ohio library just stood up to say: LGBTQ+ books will stay By The Buckeye Flame ● Youth ● November 12, 2022 Local community members have been passionately voicing their concerns regarding library materials and displays with LGBTQ content.
Ohio school board member proposes teams must automatically forfeit against teams with a trans athlete By Ken Schneck ● Transgender ● November 11, 2022 One Ohio school board member went completely off the rails this week: yelling, interrupting, and proposing anti-trans policies.
Photographer Vincent-Natasha Gay to debut ‘This is Trans’ portrait series at Stonewall Columbus By H.L. Comeriato ● Culture ● November 10, 2022 Columbus photographer and creative director Mx. Vincent-Natasha Gay is set to debut a massive portrait series celebrating trans people.
Ohio’s LGBTQ+ candidates went 2-4 in the 2022 midterms By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● November 9, 2022 While there were historic wins for LGBTQ+ candidates across the country, Ohio’s slate of candidates struggled to notch wins.
Akron’s annual Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes returns December 4 By H.L. Comeriato ● Community ● November 9, 2022 Akron’s annual Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes returns, kicking off the holiday season with an event that helps LGBTQ+ all year long.
Upcoming LGBTQ+ Career & Resource Fair will help connect Ohioans with affirming (and hiring!) employers By The Buckeye Flame ● Business ● November 8, 2022 The event has been designed to connect individuals with more than 20 area employers who are actively hiring.
National publication declares an LGBTQ+ Ohio “victory”; the reality is…different By Ken Schneck ● Analysis ● November 7, 2022 The national headline proclaimed “In Ohio, Trans Students Triumph Against the Odds.” Only, that’s kinda sorta not what happened…
Ohio art exhibit explores intersection of chronic illness, disability, identity & creativity By Rebecca Vontroba ● BIPOC ● November 2, 2022 “W/O Limits: Art, Chronic Illness, & Disability,” is on view through November 12 at Artists Archives of the Western Reserve in Cleveland.
Honoring Summit Station: Ohio just approved its 3rd ever LGBTQ+ historical marker, but needs your support to install it By Rebecca Vontroba ● Community ● November 1, 2022 Opened in 1980, Summit Station was Ohio’s first and longest-running lesbian bar. Now a campaign is underway to memorialize that history.