Elders Archives – The Buckeye Flame

Columbus or Bust: Amidst feelings of betrayal and hope, Cleveland’s Leather Annual Weekend (CLAW) leaves its namesake city

By Ken Schneck ● Culture ● November 3, 2025

CLAW announced that the 2026 event was moving after they were unable to book a contract with any Cleveland-area hotels or venues.

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AudioThis News is So Gay (10/29/25): Amplifying Queer Elders and Responding to NBC OUT’s Elimination

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● October 29, 2025

Featuring: Juan Michael Porter II (The Sero Project, US PLHIV Caucus) and H.L. Comeriato (The Buckeye Flame.)

Breaking the silence around senior LGBTQ+ sexual health

By Drew Filipski ● Health & Wellness ● October 14, 2025

Cultural norms, stigma and limited screenings put LGBTQ+ seniors at risk—but one Ohio provider is working to change that.

‘Free Beer Tomorrow’ documentary and research project honors Ohio’s longest lesbian-owned-and-operated bar

By Caitlin McNally ● Culture ● August 25, 2025

In Columbus, Jack’s/Summit Station is remembered as a welcoming and well-respected lesbian social spot.

SOL Sisters: How a 1980s Ohio Lesbian Collective Forged Lifelong Bonds

By Queer Kentucky ● Community ● August 23, 2025

While several decades have passed since the last Slightly Older Lesbians meeting, the community it formed and nurtured still exists among past members who, by now, have dropped the word “slightly” from their titles.

‘It’s proof of our existence’: How the Ohio Lesbian Archives is recording history as it’s erased

By The 19th ● Community ● July 5, 2025

As programs recognizing LGBTQ+ people are cut, an Ohio archive is doing what queer Americans always have: preserving their own history.

Local AIDS activists deliver coffins to steps of Cleveland City Hall

By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● June 12, 2025

ACT UP Cleveland performs ‘political funeral’ amid federal cuts to HIV/AIDS funding.

Trump administration cuts $250k grant to install 10 LGBTQ+ Ohio historical markers

By Ben Jodway ● Community ● April 8, 2025

“This is clearly part of a larger effort to erase LGBTQ+ people from any sort of formal recognition by our government.”

‘I had to be a warrior:’ How one Black, LGBTQ+ Ohioan blazed a trail in Alzheimer’s caregiving

By Ken Schneck ● Sponsored Content ● January 28, 2025

Deneen Day has bravely navigated support systems designed for people who don’t look like her or love like her.

Aging with HIV: How to create an Ohio safe haven where comprehensive care is the goal

By Drew Filipski ● HIV & AIDS ● September 18, 2024

Neighborhood Family Practice steps up for LGBTQ+ elders.