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A rainbow van used by the nonprofit Have a Gay Day is parked in front of a billboard displaying an advertisement from an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group. The advertisement reads, "No child has two moms. No child has two dads."
Anti-LGBTQ+ billboards pop up in rural Ohio. Communities are immediately pushing back.

‘These billboards don’t just attack LGBTQ+ families, they erase every Ohio kid whose home doesn’t fit a narrow, manufactured mold.’

Lorain, Ohio unanimously passes resolution supporting LGBTQ+ civil rights

An LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination ordinance could be hot on the resolution’s heels

The stock image shows clothes in (coincidentally) trans Pride colors hanging on a wooden hangar. A label is on the hangar that reads "DONATE."
New Ohio LGBTQ+ org offers free gender-affirming clothing and community

The Rainbow Society of Medina County's MoE's Closet opened last January and has already helped its queer neighbors

Community Foundation of Lorain County launches new LGBTQ+ affiliate fund amid funding and legislative challenges

‘This will feel like a win for our ability to better serve them’

Ohio cafe will host drag story hour despite online hate campaign

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.

How a spirited queer Ohio couple created a flavorful mocktails line that is pure pourfection

A Mockery have a can-do attitude to change how people see alcohol-free drinks.

A black-and-white photo of a tent in the lower third that's in front of a Findlay, Ohio city building. Two Pride flags hang from the tent in full color, contrasting against the black-and-white.
Columbus-based Kaleidoscope Youth Center pauses queer expansion into Northwest Ohio, lays off staff amid drop in grant funding

LGBTQ+ residents attempt to pick up the organizing that no longer has a sponsor

Leaf Home and Blooms is in the business of growing Ohio queer joy

Akron’s LGBTQ+-owned floral and plant boutique is still thriving after more than a decade in West Hill

Ohio-born Gaddies brand helps gay dads find each other

Shaker Heights dad’s queer clothing line builds community.

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