Yes, I lost my election last week, but here’s where I – and LGBTQ+ Ohio – really won By Arienne Childrey ● Commentary ● November 10, 2025 It has been quite the journey in this one Ohio transgender candidate’s success story.
Ohio’s state budget puts intersex children in danger [COMMENTARY] By The 19th ● Commentary ● October 17, 2025 “Nearly 2% of people are born with sex traits that fall outside the male/female sex binary, with as many as 1 in every 1000 born with ‘ambiguous genitalia.'”
Ohio Republicans just introduced a bill to insert Christianity into public schools. LGBTQ+ communities should be alarmed. By Ben Huelskamp (he/they) ● Commentary ● September 30, 2025 ‘HB 486 whitewashes history and leaves out queer communities and other faiths.’
Why one Ohio doctor wants the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate pumpkin spice season with a flu and COVID shot By Guest Commentary ● Health & Wellness ● September 28, 2025 Read on for some practical tips to navigate the political barriers you will encounter when trying to get your shots this year.
Equality Ohio’s Executive Director Reflects on Year One as the State’s First Black Male Leading a Statewide LGBTQ+ Organization By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● September 22, 2025 ‘Anytime we have stood up against tyranny throughout our history our collective power has been undeniable.’
Staying Strong and Staying Put: The Fight for Trans Rights in Ohio Must Continue By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● August 10, 2025 “We have to recognize that if we all leave, we leave behind a future without any trans voices in the state.”
Why one transgender Ohioan is glad she was disqualified from running for public office By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● August 8, 2025 “I’m not the first nor the last Ohioan to leave the state in my rearview to find a better life.”
Is it safe for me to move to Ohio as a Black gay man living with HIV? By Juan Michael Porter II ● Commentary ● July 21, 2025 “Knowing about HIV criminalization in the state, I decided to test attitudes on the apps.”
The proposed anti-LGBTQ+ amendments in Ohio’s budget ‘must not be allowed to pass.’ [COMMENTARY] By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● June 29, 2025 ‘I need my fellow Ohioans to join me in speaking out.’
Todrick Hall is (still) Actively Harming Queer People and Black Folks [COMMENTARY] By Ryan Clopton-Zymler ● Culture ● June 22, 2025 One LGBTQ+ Ohioan’s take on Todrick Hall’s latest album…which provides so much more than new music. And not in a good way.