Turning to HIV/AIDS Clinical Trial Network to Help Build Black Clevelanders’ Trust in COVID-19 Studies By Rachel Dissell (She/Her) ● BIPOC ● October 27, 2020 COVID-19 vaccine trials, striving to recruit people of color, look to Cleveland’s HIV/AIDS clinical trial network as a model.
Transitioning at 30: Injecting Testosterone AND Self-Acceptance By Guest Submission ● Transgender ● October 23, 2020 “My journey to starting T has been decades in the making and has been nothing like I imagined.”
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!
ICYMI – Kaleidoscope’s The Unity Soiree [VIDEO] By The Buckeye Flame ● Transgender ● October 18, 2020 The community celebration raised over $35,000 to support critical services for LGBTQ+ youth.
Kaleidoscope Youth Center Pivots to COVID-19 Life, Continues to Champion LGBTQ+ Youth By Ken Schneck ● Transgender ● October 12, 2020 Kaleidoscope remains steadfast in their commitment to promote and support self-confident, healthy, productive lives for LGBTQ+ youth.
Building a Bridge to LGBTQ+ Resources in Lake County, Ohio By The Buckeye Flame ● Community ● September 29, 2020 “We are the first and the only LGBTQ+ organization in Lake County, so even saying the word LGBTQ here, you say it in a whisper.”
An Exceptional Distinction in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Awarded in Dayton By Megan Hageman ● Health & Wellness ● September 28, 2020 Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County has earned a badge of honor no other Ohio public health department was able to attain in 2020.
Out of Ohio: Lisa Graumlich (Paleoecologist / Environmental Champion) By Ken Schneck ● Youth ● September 23, 2020 The Ohio native has made a world of difference in researching climate change. And it all started in a farm outside of Toledo.
Racism in the LGBTQ+ Community: A Pathway Forward [VIDEO] By The Buckeye Flame ● BIPOC ● September 17, 2020 The Columbus Public Health’s Center for Public Health Innovation sponsored an online town hall discussion focused on racism in the LGBTQ+ community.
Queer to Stay: Ohio LGBTQ+ Business Receives Preservation Funding By Ken Schneck ● Business ● September 15, 2020 Amplio Fitness in Rocky River receives HRC and Showtime Preservation Funds.