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To my fellow LGBTQ+ Ohioans: It’s time to step up and run for office.

By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● March 25, 2025

‘This battle is not just for our own seats at the table. We’re fighting to ensure that future LGBTQ+ leaders won’t have to fight for respect.’

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How SB 1 aims to erase DEI programs, including LGBTQ+ spaces on Ohio’s public university campuses

By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● February 17, 2025

Senate Bill 1 is a threat to Ohio’s LGBTQ+ campus life – and if passed, will play a major role in the enrollment of queer college students.

Dear Exhausted Ohio LGBTQ+ Community: Rest is resistance. Rest is action.

By Ben Huelskamp (he/they) ● Commentary ● February 9, 2025

“If you’re struggling to rest because you feel you need to fight and survive, know that rest is a form of fighting back.”

Three ways to immediately change corporate participation in Ohio’s 2025 Pride celebrations

By Ken Schneck ● Business ● February 4, 2025

Pride has lost its way, but we can restore the activism and community it was founded on (and lay off the swag).

Don’t Let Them Dim Your Sparkle: Ohio’s Damien Serrato inspires as Mx. Trans USA 2024

By NV Gay ● Transgender ● January 24, 2025

‘Never be afraid of the little voice in your head that’s telling you to be yourself.’

Ohio’s Center for Christian Virtue called our LGBTQ+ youth crisis hotline ‘dangerous.’ Here are the (life-saving) facts.

By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● January 19, 2025

“Our hotline typically received about 284 calls a month from Ohio. Following Governor DeWine’s signing of HB 8, calls surged to 1,134.”

Ohio lawmakers comfort the already-comfortable and afflict the already-afflicted for the holidays [COMMENTARY]

By Ohio Capital Journal ● Commentary ● December 28, 2024

‘The GOP-version of a special interest Santa Claus just wrapped a bow on the lame duck session and predictably handed out lumps of coal to the marginalized and candy to the influential.’

Bathroom bans are not only discriminatory but also against Ohio’s economic interests [COMMENTARY]

By Sarah Kolick ● Commentary ● December 18, 2024

“The GOP in DC and in Columbus seem to have their heads in the toilet, wasting taxpayer dollars on bathroom bans.”

Editor’s Commentary: Ohio’s ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ will irreparably destroy – yes, destroy! – education.

By Ken Schneck ● Commentary ● December 2, 2024

HB 8 was passed by the Ohio House in June 2023 and Republicans have said they are determined to pass it in 2024.

LGBTQ+ Needs Assessment: Stresses mount in Ohio as youth bullying, hateful legislation increase

By Guest Commentary ● Analysis ● November 7, 2024

According to the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment, an alarming 100% of 59 LGBTQ+ youth surveyed reported bullying because of their identity.