Trans youth are under attack…this time in Tipp City, Ohio [COMMENTARY] By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● March 16, 2022 The public comment period of recent school board meetings have become *very* hateful against trans students.
Policy Matters Ohio and partners work to rebuild Clevelanders’ faith in city government includes work around LGBTQ+ individuals of color By Guest Commentary ● BIPOC ● March 12, 2022 A group of community-based organizations have begun campaign to rebuild Clevelanders’ faith in their city government.
I just watched Senate candidate Josh Mandel call a Black woman “angry” 5 times…in a Black church By Ken Schneck ● BIPOC ● February 22, 2022 In last night’s “debate” vs. Democratic candidate Morgan Harper, Mandel utilized a little transphobia. And a TON of racist tropes.
Stonewall Columbus Executive Director reflects on the work & being the 11th leader to stand in that role By Densil Porteous ● BIPOC ● February 3, 2022 “A year in and I feel no more like “Eleven” than I did a year ago.”
Boundaries, Right Relationship, and Point(s) of Loss™️: Setting intentions for 2022 By Karen Hewitt (Ze/Hir/She/Her) ● BIPOC ● February 1, 2022 One LGBTQ+ Ohioan’s journey for understanding when there is a disparity between emotions and lived experience.
New public radio series amplifies the voices of young LGBTQ+ Ohioans By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● January 14, 2022 The self-produced stories explore questions around coming out, depictions of queer people in media, and the lack of women in gay bars.
The Pride and Pitfalls of Being a Queer, Black Venture Capitalist in Ohio By Densil Porteous ● BIPOC ● January 11, 2022 “As a queer Black person, I am not part of the archetype of venture capitalist before me.”
Staying in their Lanes: Celebrating 40+ Years of Queer Bowling Across Ohio By Ron Clemons (He/Him) ● BIPOC ● January 7, 2022 The first lanes that would accept a Queer League in 1980 was Mergards, a Black-owned bowling alley in Walnut Hills, a Cincinnati neighborhood.
Editor’s Letter: 6 LGBTQ+ Ohio predictions for 2022 that we can *GUARANTEE* By Ken Schneck ● Transgender ● January 3, 2022 2022 promises to have some major developments in store for LGBTQ+ Ohioans. Here are 6 that we can absolutely guarantee.
Some quick thoughts on what Betty White taught me about HIV/AIDS By Ken Schneck ● Commentary ● December 31, 2021 For a 13-year-old watching by himself in suburban New Jersey,”72 Hours” was a really big deal of a Golden Girls episode.