Black Poets Fest in Columbus builds a home for Black artists – LGBTQ+ definitely included.
‘This space belongs to us, without confusion or apology.’
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A Gospel of Their Own: How BIPOC LGBTQ+ Ohioans are navigating faith spaces
The church can be a source of deep pain, while the faith, music and spiritual traditions formed there can remain deeply meaningful.
Audio This News is So Gay (9/16/26): Challenging the myth of solidarity in the LGBTQ+ community
Featuring: Dr. Kaila Adia Story ('The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf')
How one Ohio Black trans poet found power in brevity
Zuggie Tate’s chapbook ‘Abomination Pink’ explores the beauty that survives every attempt at erasure.
Yearly Ohio retreat treats Black transmascs to new experiences and ‘that brotherhood moment’
WARR provides a nearly-free 4-day getaway for Black trans men across Ohio
The importance of finding and creating spaces for Black Queer Joy in Ohio [COMMENTARY]
"Black music and arts have always been modalities and vehicles for resistance, speaking truth to power and storytelling."
Shannon Hardin knows being Columbus’s first Black, gay mayor in name only isn’t enough for real change
Hardin connected his broader campaign to the disparities many LGBTQ+ Columbus residents face as the city becomes increasingly expensive.
For Cleveland artist Nehemiah Spencer, trauma became part of the story but never the story of his art
Star of the short film "Fire Lily," Spencer returns to his hometown as dancer in bloom
Queer Craft Society helps LGBTQ+ Columbus through loneliness epidemic via crafting kinship
While crafting is far from a new hobby and is often passed down through generations in marginalized communities, a current wave of craft meetups is on the rise.
Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Trans comic book creator gains new superpowers in Ohio
Black Lightning creator Jenny Blake Isabella came out as trans in her 70s. The comics industry embraced her.
