This November, voters in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights district will elect three members to the school board; one of the candidates, educator Mario Clopton-Zymler, could become…
Tell a Pride organizer that they have 5 weeks to throw together a Pride Festival and they would likely balk and label the task impossible. But…
by Kimberly, theBword Poet As I was chatting with a fellow volunteer at this year’s Pride In The CLE’s Pride Ride, I started to tell her…
Why so loud June? June has become an incredibly significant month in America. Companies are figuring out how to incorporate LGBTQ+ Pride into their daily existence…
Anastasia is quick to describe her experience with the foster system, and she doesn’t mince words. “It’s been a bumpy road,” said the 17-year-old who is…
Last year, Cleveland Heights resident Al Snodgrass was lying in the ER with COVID-19. He had lost his brother just months prior, and thought this could…
“Diversity and inclusion sound nice, but they don’t mean what you think.” I heard this quote during a news segment the other night. I was shocked…
With so many local Pride festivities canceled or scaled back over the last year, model and photographer Nikki Kubik set out to celebrate the best way…
Happy Pride Month! However you exist in your gender and sexual orientation journey, I’m so grateful for you and proud you’re here. Here are some Pride…
Episode Five of HBO Max’s Legendary is without question the most stimulating, jaw-droppingly amazing art I’ve ever seen. I am so thankful that this show is…