Families Archives – The Buckeye Flame

She sued her rural Ohio school for banning LGBTQ+ inclusion in her classroom. Now, she is launching a nonprofit to help people like her.

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● April 17, 2026

New Richmond teacher launches the Rainbow Classroom Advocacy Fund while she appeals her court case

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An image showing a woman fading away into a six-foot deep hole.

‘They’re erased’: When trans people are misgendered after death, the consequences extend beyond paper

By The 19th ● Transgender ● April 6, 2026

The way people are accounted for and processed after death in regard to sex and gender remains ‘in the Dark Ages’ – often representing a loss of self that weighs heavily on the minds of trans people.

Republicans bus in anti-trans ‘lesbian Democrats’ to support Ohio bill protecting parents who reject their trans children

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● March 27, 2026

Wednesday’s hearing featured the claim that gender-affirming care is “homosexual conversion therapy.”

Drag queen reads a children's book to a group of children in a library.

Next week in Ohio: One committee hearing, two anti-LGBTQ+ bills and two big (potential) votes

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● March 21, 2026

The drag ban and the bill to legally protect parents who reject their trans children both have hearings on Wednesday

‘I’ve had more engaging conversations with trees’: Trans Ohioans get a cold reception from Ohio US rep in D.C. trip

By Ben Jodway ● Politics ● March 17, 2026

A trans elder, a trans daughter and her father lobbied Ohio US Rep. David Joyce for trans rights on Capitol Hill

Tensions flare in Ohio House Committee over whether trans people exist and ‘parental alienation’

By Ken Schneck & H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 13, 2026

The bill on the table would grant protections to parents who reject their trans children

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-born Gaddies brand helps gay dads find each other

By Ken Schneck ● Families ● March 4, 2026

Shaker Heights dad’s queer clothing line builds community.

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.”

Ohio’s Center for Christian Virtue joins latest effort to ban marriage equality

By Ben Jodway, H.L. Comeriato & Ken Schneck ● Families ● January 30, 2026

Under the guise of ‘protecting children,’ the national ‘campaign’ gathers together multiple anti-LGBTQ+ designated hate groups