Education Archives – The Buckeye Flame

Shades Oasis helps LGBTQ+ Ohioans embrace pleasure and recover from sexual trauma

By H.L. Comeriato ● Health & Wellness ● November 21, 2025

Clients grow and heal at Ohio’s only pleasure education and exposure center

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● November 20, 2025

All but one of the Senate Republicans voted to move the bill forward to the Ohio House.

From Ada to Akron to, a host of LGBTQ+ candidates from all across the state emerged victorious in their races.

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● October 29, 2025

The bill does not define what the chaplains would be doing in schools; Republican sponsors said it is up individual school districts.

Eliminating access to temporary mental health care program for minors could place Ohio’s LGBTQ+ youth at risk.

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● October 23, 2025

The new legislation is similar to a 2023 bill that never received a hearing

By Ben Jodway & Ken Schneck ● Transgender ● October 21, 2025

The city invested $500,000 into trans youth’s mental healthcare last year after Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban was legalized.

By Ben Jodway ● Education ● October 16, 2025

The teacher and her lawyer are exploring how they want to move forward with the case

By H.L. Comeriato ● Education ● October 6, 2025

New education bill includes exemption for reporting LGBTQ+ students, eliminates 20 more provisions

By Ben Huelskamp (he/they) ● Commentary ● September 30, 2025

‘HB 486 whitewashes history and leaves out queer communities and other faiths.’