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New Ohio LGBTQ+ org offers free gender-affirming clothing and community

The Rainbow Society of Medina County's MoE's Closet opened last January and has already helped its queer neighbors

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TransHearts provides peer-led support, resources for trans, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people in Dayton

“We’re all in this together,” said founder Sabrina Ray, who created TransHearts in February.

Gie May, while wearing a promotional t-shirt, poses in front of a wall with illustrations of a sun flower and butterfly.
An out nonbinary candidate just won a seat in their ruby-red Ohio town by 13 votes. They didn’t believe it, either.

Gie May thought their race would help show Wadsworth that other candidates existed besides Republicans. Turns out, voters wanted more than that.

UPDATED: Majority of out LGBTQ+ Ohio candidates win in November 4 General Election

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

Wadsworth, Ohio’s first out nonbinary candidate runs for City Council

Angela “Gie” May is motivated to make the city feel safer for everyone.

Ohio Senate passes budget containing slate of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks

The budget includes language to erase trans identity, ban youth access to LGBTQ+ books and defund homeless shelters that support trans youth.

Ohio budget would ban Medicaid from covering gender affirming mental health care

The proposed budget also requires that driver’s licenses or birth certificates reflect transgender people’s sex assigned at birth.

Ohio public drag ban has first legislative hearing

Both performers and ordinary transgender Ohioans could face legal uncertainty in public spaces under the proposed bill.

Ohio Republicans’ proposed budget seeks to erase trans identity and ban youth access to LGBTQ+ books

The language also includes restrictions on flags and homeless shelter support.

A still from the documentary "Creede U.S.A."
Theater creates an ‘empathy machine’ in a conservative mining town with a nonbinary teen: Cleveland International Film Festival

The documentary “Creede U.S.A.” explores how people with different political views come together for the survival of their community.

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