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Lancaster's downtown street is in black and white, while a colorized Pride flag is flown from the corner.

Lancaster conservatives posted a list of queer-friendly businesses to boycott. Some businesses have never been more proud.

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● October 21, 2024

Conservatives in Fairfield County called for a boycott against LGBTQ-friendly businesses.

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Little Gay Bookstore hopes to leave all of Ohio on read

By Jackson Hare ● Community ● September 6, 2024

Hoping to become a permanent fixture in the community, the nonprofit is now searching for a storefront in Columbus.

Queer in Every Career: LGBTQ+ Career & Resource Fair to help Ohio jobseekers find a rainbow of support

By Ohio LGBTQ+ Events ● Business ● March 9, 2024

The northeast Ohio event on 3/30 will feature networking resources, career training sessions and LGBTQ-affirming employers ready to hire.

How one Ohio hairstylist offers gender-affirming supplies for his rural community

By Megan Becker ● Community ● January 19, 2024

‘I didn’t want people to be without again,’ said the Chillicothe salon owner.

Plexus LGBT & Allied Chamber of Commerce Announce Winners of Grubhub Community Impact Grantees

By The Buckeye Flame ● Business ● October 15, 2023

‘These grants reflect our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and the vital role that small businesses play in our local economy.’

Award-Winning “Opportunity Knock$” Nationally Televised Series Touted on Queer Money and Channel Q: Casting Season Two in Columbus

By The Buckeye Flame ● Families ● October 1, 2023

Producers developed the series understanding that systemic barriers leave too many LGBTQ+ people struggling to get ahead

Purring With Purpose: A new Ohio LGBTQ+ safe haven just opened for cats and community

By Drew Filipski ● Business ● August 24, 2023

Whiskers & Wine, a new cat café in Northeast Ohio, is determined to break down adoption barriers and build community in the process.

‘Where women thrive, communities thrive’: Dirty Girl Coffee brews change in Glouster, Ohio

By Ryann Beaschler ● Business ● July 27, 2023

For Jane Cavarozzi, the roastery was a ‘way in’ to build economic opportunity in the area that sorely needs the growth.

Ohio’s LGBTQ+ leaders & orgs respond to the Supreme Court’s ruling to limit LGBTQ+ protections

By Ken Schneck ● Business ● July 1, 2023

The ruling “grants a business open to the public a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class.”

Starbucks baristas resist abrupt removal of Pride flags in Ohio stores

By Riley Roliff ● Pride ● June 23, 2023

‘It’s as if they’re trying to erase us, the ones making them all their money.’

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