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Cleveland’s Twist Social Club celebrates 27 years of being a nightlife island of community and joy 

How one Ohio bar embraces a community focus as many LGBTQ+ clubs combat closures.

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Crowdfunding has become a lifeline for LGBTQ+ Ohioans of color

Community members say online fundraisers and mutual aid are filling gaps left by housing, healthcare and employment systems.

Alt rock band carves an inclusive space in the Ohio local rock scene

Four-piece 'Girl Cologne' creates queer representation on the road.

A sign is tilted as if on the bank of Glacier Lake in Youngstown, Ohio. The sign reads, "This is a safe space." A rainbow heart is underneath the lettering.
A new Ohio LGBTQ+ nonprofit emerges from ‘a deep belief that community care can change lives’

Rae’s Safe Haven in Mahoning County "hit the ground running" and will host a name-change clinic in July

Cleveland and Columbus celebrate legal victory for LGBTQ+ residents in federal lawsuit against Trump

Trump’s executive orders prohibited cities from using federal grant dollars to fund programs that promote DEI and ‘gender ideology.’

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Lorain, Ohio unanimously passes resolution supporting LGBTQ+ civil rights

An LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination ordinance could be hot on the resolution’s heels

LGBTQ+ survivors of intimate partner violence sometimes fear emergency shelters. One Ohio org has booked an alternative.

LGBTQ+ people have higher barriers to seeking and getting help, fearing mistreatment from social workers, healthcare workers and law enforcement.

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New Ohio LGBTQ+ org offers free gender-affirming clothing and community

The Rainbow Society of Medina County's MoE's Closet opened last January and has already helped its queer neighbors

Ohio town known for strawberry festival to host its first-ever Pride

LGBTQ+ residents of Troy want a ‘place we could go’

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