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Oberlin alum finds her queer voice in a documentary short debuting at the Cleveland International Film Festival

By Ben Jodway ● Culture ● April 13, 2026

“Big Bass” is part of CIFF’s LGBTQ+ film lineup on April 14 and 15

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Ohio teacher sues school district and school board president for removal of ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ poster

By Ken Schneck & H.L. Comeriato ● Education ● April 7, 2026

Little Miami teacher had the poster up for nearly four years before the LGBTQ+ flags caused an uproar.

New Republican bill to further restrict trans Ohioans’ lived experience, from bathrooms to changing birth and death certificates

By Ken Schneck & Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● March 31, 2026

The bill was introduced on Trans Day of Visibility.

Bill that allows untrained chaplains in Ohio schools opposed by chaplains themselves during third hearing

By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 12, 2026

Chaplains, social workers and counselors say untrained chaplains place LGBTQ+ and non-Christian students at risk

Ohio school board member resigns following our questions about his social media posts denying the Holocaust

By Ben Jodway ● Politics ● March 11, 2026

Social media posts show a now-former Little Miami board member denying the Holocaust and supporting Hitler before voting to remove anti-hate poster.

Conservative Christian lawmakers push for chaplains to serve as ‘substitute mothers and fathers’ in Ohio public schools

By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 5, 2026

Republican bill inviting volunteer chaplains to minister in Ohio public schools could place LGBTQ+ students at risk

Ohio school district bans ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ poster over inclusion of rainbow, trans flags

By Ben Jodway ● Education ● February 28, 2026

Little Miami School Board deemed the flags to be “sexuality content.”

Lawsuit challenging sorority’s right to allow transgender members moves to Ohio federal court

By H.L. Comeriato ● Transgender ● February 9, 2026

Former Kappa Kappa Gamma members say they were wrongly removed for breaching sorority bylaws after protesting transgender inclusion.

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

‘This is just indoctrinating.’ Ohio Senate approves bill to allow public schools to display Ten Commandments

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.

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