Health & Wellness Archives – The Buckeye Flame

Sarah Brower and T. Gallo stand together in front of Harbor Gardens in Ashtabula, Ohio. T. Gallo has their arm around Sarah Brower.

Queer-owned farm-to-table businesses reclaim history in a former rural Ohio gay bar

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● January 8, 2026

‘I just loved the energy from the moment I had seen [the space.]’

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Oberlin advances conversion therapy ban, with hesitation

By Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● January 7, 2026

After a federal appeals court stopped Michigan’s ban, similar legislation in Ohio cities could be in jeopardy.

Yellow Springs, Ohio, passes resolution condemning conversion therapy, drafts nondiscrimination ordinance

By Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● December 23, 2025

The village formally condemned the discredited practice of conversion therapy, but did not ban its infliction on minors like other towns

‘You Matter. Period.’ Inside an Ohio Clinic Making Sexual and Mental Health Work Together for LGBTQ+ Patients

By Drew Filipski ● Health & Wellness ● November 25, 2025

Neighborhood Family Practice uses trauma-informed therapy and sexual-health integration to help queer and trans patients unlearn shame, rebuild trust and reclaim their bodies.

Experts warn Ohio Republican-sponsored bill could protect parents who abuse LGBTQ+ youth

By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● November 25, 2025

Ohio sexual violence and sex trafficking experts warn against bill eliminating emergency path to safety for LGBTQ+ youth

2025-26 Guide to Ohio’s LGBTQ+ Legislation (136th General Assembly)

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● November 23, 2025

To help you differentiate one bill from another, we have put together this easy-to-use reference guide to Ohio LGBTQ+ legislation.

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

The Organs You Have: What trans men and women who have sex with women need to know about gynecological care

By MetroHealth ● Health & Wellness ● October 28, 2025

If you have a cervix, uterus, vagina or breast tissue, yearly visits to a gynecologist are super important.

A stock image of D20 dice on a Dungeons & Dragons character sheet with an added rainbow gradient.

Ohio LGBTQ+ youth gain XP and craft queer tales through tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons

By Ben Jodway ● Queer Joy ● October 27, 2025

‘The staff were like, ‘Hey, the youth are clamoring for it. They want it.”’

Cincinnati awards $225k to fund orgs supporting trans youth’s mental healthcare

By Ben Jodway & Ken Schneck ● Transgender ● October 21, 2025

The city invested $500,000 into trans youth’s mental healthcare last year after Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban was legalized.