Vice President JD Vance: The Ohio ‘hillbilly’ who learned to punch down
'I am a gay man in Sandusky, Ohio. When the vice president uses the suggestion that a man is gay to get a laugh, I recognize the move.'
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Character, or why Mr. Ramaswamy’s ad didn’t just attack Dr. Acton
Ramaswamy’s ad didn’t just attack Dr. Acton; it attacked all women, cis and trans, who remain the largest demographic of sexual assault survivors and the targets of sexual violence in all its forms.
I worked for Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Now I am watching her attack my queer community for political points.
'As a 27-year-old working journalist who challenges oppression and interrogates transphobia daily, I am embarrassed at Rep. Kaptur’s name on my resume.'
Ohio is a hotbed for queer cryptids. Yes, queer cryptids.
Ensconced in shadows and myth, cryptids often live along the edge of two worlds, almost invisibly.
‘We the People’ needs to include incarcerated trans Ohioans. Right now it does not.
“Whatever disagreements we may have about criminal justice or accountability, we do not sentence people in this country to rape or sexual assault.”
The importance of finding and creating spaces for Black Queer Joy in Ohio [COMMENTARY]
"Black music and arts have always been modalities and vehicles for resistance, speaking truth to power and storytelling."
Honoring the life of an Ohio transgender veteran without qualification or exception [COMMENTARY]
"Her remains were contained in an urn marked with a transgender flag."
I established an LGBTQ+ scholarship at Ohio University to honor my friend. SB 1 forced me to move it off campus.
My decision was a direct response to current state policies that limit public universities’ ability to serve LGBTQ+ students openly and affirmatively.
Ohio Didn’t Lose My Daughter Overnight. It Lost Her One Decision at a Time. [COMMENTARY]
'We never wanted to become advocates. We became advocates because our daughter’s humanity kept becoming a political debate.'
Dr. Amy Acton betrays Ohio’s trans community and yet again forces us into the ‘lesser of two evils’ debate
Just weeks after walking in Columbus Pride and being showered with love from the LGBTQ+ community, she chose to legitimize a discriminatory law that targets an infinitesimally small number of vulnerable youth in Ohio.
