Ohio-Based Intersex Advocacy Series to Amplify the “I” in LGBTQIA+ By Ken Schneck ● Community ● November 2, 2020 Three events will be held to raise awareness, challenge shame and stigma, and to end surgical interventions on youth without consent.
Happy National Estate Planning Awareness Week! By Ken Schneck ● Health & Wellness ● October 20, 2020 National Estate Planning Awareness Week is an actual thing, and an important LGBTQ+ thing at that!
Out of Ohio: Robert O’Hara (Playwright/Director) By Ken Schneck ● Community ● August 22, 2020 Ohio is a free state where you can look across the river and see a slave state, and that fucks with you.
Cultivating Hope for LGBTQ+ Ohio Youth to Become Proud Scholars By Megan Hageman ● Community ● August 18, 2020 “We are a stepping-stone to help these youth first recognize that there is hope.”
Restaurant Workers Struggle to Access Unemployment Aid, Get Back on Their Feet By The Buckeye Flame ● Families ● August 13, 2020 “Her wife is working full time as a chef at a restaurant where other full-time workers are offered spousal coverage, but Rodriguez says the employer declined to offer it to them.”
Navigating Toxic Family Members During Turbulent Times By BJ Colangelo ● Commentary ● July 26, 2020 Carrie Buckley first knew their relationship with their father wasn’t going to be salvageable back in 2016.
Four Ohio Agencies Detail Increased Need for LGBTQ+ Foster and Adoptive Parents By Megan Hageman ● Families ● July 14, 2020 Within the adoption system, the need for devoted foster and adoptive parents continues to grow, especially for LGBTQ+ youth.
New Housing Moves Forward for LGBTQ+ Seniors in Cincinnati By Briana Oldham ● Community ● July 12, 2020 Plans for an LGBTQ housing community for seniors were announced earlier this year.
New Report Documents Bullying of LGBTQ+ Youth in Mid-Ohio Valley By Ken Schneck ● Bisexuality/Bi+ ● June 29, 2020 A new report out of the Mid-Ohio Valley region details that LGBTQ+ youth in the Mid-Ohio Valley are suffering as a result of discrimination and a…
LGBTQ+ Support Grows in the Mid-Ohio Valley By Ilona Westfall ● Bisexuality/Bi+ ● June 29, 2020 We spoke with Out MOV president, Jeanne Peters, about why the work they do is so important and how you can help.