Health & Wellness Archives – The Buckeye Flame

‘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.

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Experts warn Ohio lawmakers’ 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.

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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.

Lesbian-owned Dog Town Farm breeds mini cows in Ohio for moo-ving animal-assisted therapy

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● October 20, 2025

Dog Town Farm is possibly the only farm that specializes in breeding miniature zebus for therapy farms

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.

Lakewood, the ‘unofficial gay capital of Ohio,’ unanimously passes Gender Freedom Policy

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● October 10, 2025

City Council defends transgender rights from state and federal attacks.