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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

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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.

Cincinnati’s Midwestern Lesbian celebrates anniversary, expands pop-up events to other Ohio cities

The LGBTQ+ events company announced plans to expand while celebrating 'Sapphic Sips' series anniversary

Columbus Archery offers LGBTQ+ Ohioans healing, community and a new target

'This is a sport that was given to us by Black and brown people so long ago, so why aren't more Black and brown people doing this?’

Trans-owned plant shop The Leaf Lounge takes root in rural Ohio

By collaborating with other local businesses, Kayden Warner sows the seeds of a greener community space in Fremont.

Sarah Brower and T. Gallo stand together in front of Harbor Gardens in Ashtabula, Ohio. T. Gallo has their arm around Sarah Brower.
Queer-owned farm-to-table businesses reclaim history in a former rural Ohio gay bar

'I just loved the energy from the moment I had seen [the space.]'

Columbus suburb unanimously passes LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections

Grove City joins 36 other Ohio municipalities with LGBTQ+ protections amidst lack of statewide protections

Letha Pugh standing in front rainbow cookies
Letha Pugh named to the prestigious YWCA Columbus ‘Women of Achievement’ list

The celebrated small business owner and change-maker wants everyone with multiple identities to let themselves shine.

With Studio West 117’s sudden closure announcement, LGBTQ+ orgs scramble to find alternate plans

From food pantry distribution to dodgeball leagues to monthly meeting space, many LGBTQ+ groups now have to pivot their plans.

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