By Alex Earhart When scrolling through TikTok, you might think that all trans and non-binary people figure out their true identity as teenagers. As a 30-year-old…
(Editor’s Note: Cleveland Scene Magazine’s “Best of Cleveland” reader-submitted nominations were released this week with an all-white slate of nominees for “Best Drag Queen.” From Vince…
by Harmony Moon Colangelo* On October 16th, The Buckeye Flame published an article called ‘Alone: Confessions of a Conservative, Christian Trans Woman’ by Barbara Marie Minney.…
by Barbara Marie Minney Imagine if you will that you are a solitary traveler, ragged and weather-worn, struggling though a vast monochromatic wasteland looking for a…
I woke up this morning to an e-mail that made me simultaneously smile and sigh: a piece I had written for Prizm Magazine was awarded First…
“When perfectionism is driving us, shame is always riding shotgun and fear is the annoying backseat driver” -Brené Brown It takes a level of vulnerability to…
We ran out of eggs after my wife tried to recreate my favorite 3:00 a.m. diner breakfast order to soothe my most recent depressive episode. She…
Here at The Buckeye Flame, we strive to end each piece with ideas for readers to “Ignite Action,” prompts to take the words on the screen…
When I moved to New York City in 1995, all I could hear was: But in my lyrics, Kenny Schneck was the young lady who fell…
Writer’s Note: If, in 2020, you have yet to read the books of Black authors and the articles of Black researchers and the narratives of Black…