Folks, there’s an Ohio drag queen mac and cheese food truck! (Warning: Many cheesy puns ahead.) By Ken Schneck (he/him), Editor ● Arts & Entertainment ● January 24, 2023 February 7, 2023 From Pride festivals to the Food Network, Sugar Vermonte is blazing a bold new path with an unforgettable mobile food experience.
The Buckeye Flame’s “Top 6” LGBTQ+ Ohio stories of 2022 By Ken Schneck (he/him), Editor ● Analysis ● December 28, 2022 February 7, 2023 There were certainly some horrible anti-LGBTQ+ Ohio stories in 2022. But please know that there were delightful and empowering ones too!
Beloved Ohio bakery named recipient of national LGBTQ+ business preservation funds By Maria McGinnis ● BIPOC ● December 19, 2022 February 7, 2023 The funding is a way to uplift small businesses that focus on LGBTQ+ people of color, women and the transgender community impacted by COVID.
We confirmed it with an Ohio rabbi: Hanukkah is super gay. By Ken Schneck (he/him), Editor ● Community ● December 14, 2022 February 7, 2023 “Look: Hanukkah has flames. It’s flaming, and the flames increase every night.”
Hey, Ohio LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs: It’s time again to take that LEAP to accelerate your business idea! By Ken Schneck (he/him), Editor ● Business ● October 9, 2022 February 7, 2023 Applications are now being accepted for a program to educate and empower members of the LGBTQ+ community to become successful entrepreneurs.
License to Thrive: An Ohio queer driving school provides a safe space and a safe pass By Caitlin Fisher ● Business ● August 1, 2022 February 7, 2023 The risk of harassment in classroom instruction or alone in a car with an instructor brings an entirely new layer of distraction to driving.
Weathering the storm: How some Ohio LGBTQ+ businesses survived the pandemic By The Buckeye Flame ● Business ● March 10, 2022 February 7, 2023 The pandemic has killed many businesses and bled many others. But it has given many LGBTQ+ businesses new opportunities.
After a pandemic hiatus, Lesbians Benefitting the Arts sponsors art show at Stonewall Columbus By Mandy Shunnarah ● Arts & Entertainment ● March 4, 2022 February 7, 2023 For the past 2 years during COVID, Lesbians Benefitting the Arts hasn’t been able to produce the events they’re known for. Now they’re back.
Cleveland’s gay bars fought to survive the pandemic. Will patrons return? By Peter Kusnic ● Arts & Entertainment ● March 3, 2022 February 7, 2023 “We lose money, that’s one thing, but I was really freaking out about my employees,” Kevin Briggs said. “What are they going to do?”
A vital LGBTQ+ safe space just opened in Akron to support minority communities By Maria McGinnis ● BIPOC ● February 10, 2022 February 7, 2023 With the inspiring goal of acting as a beacon of hope, the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice has opened a new space in Akron.