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The Organs You Have: What Gay Men and Trans Women Need To Know About Prostate Health

By MetroHealth ● Health & Wellness ● August 26, 2025

If prostate cancer screening is a simple blood test and prostate cancer is easily treatable in early stages, why don’t more gay men and trans women get screened?

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The Akron Marathon blazes a sole-ful path for LGBTQ+ participants

By Ken Schneck ● Health & Wellness ● August 21, 2025

Organizers efforts for acceptance and visibility are a step ahead.

AudioThis News is So Gay (8/20/25): Marriage Equality Fearmongering & Disappearing Queer Data

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● August 20, 2025

Featuring: Jasmine Mithani (The 19th), Juan Michael Porter II (The Sero Project) and H.L. Comeriato (The Buckeye Flame)

Whitehall, Ohio passes LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections, bans conversion therapy on minors

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● August 19, 2025

The City Council for the Columbus suburb voted unanimously to join a growing list of Ohio municipalities offering these LGBTQ+ protections.

AudioThis News is So Gay (8/13/25): Conversion Therapy Headlines & the Queer Loss of Public Broadcasting

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● August 13, 2025

Featuring: Susan Tebben (The Ohio Capital Journal), Adam Rhodes (Investigative Reporters and Editors) and Lauren Chapman (Indiana Public Broadcasting).

As pharmacies close, one Ohio clinic is delivering dignity for the LGBTQ+ community

By Drew Filipski ● Health & Wellness ● August 12, 2025

With LGBTQ+ Ohioans facing pharmacy deserts and stigma at the counter, a Cleveland-based health center meets patients at their door.

Cincinnati seeks proposals for $500K in available funding to support trans youth

By Ohio LGBTQ+ Events ● Transgender ● August 4, 2025

The funding was approved in November by Cincinnati City Council. Proposals are due no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28.

‘Dignity and Self-Determination’: A Guide to Health Insurance for LGBTQ+ Ohioans

By H.L. Comeriato ● Health & Wellness ● July 29, 2025

The Buckeye Flame’s one-stop guide to health insurance for LGBTQ+ Ohioans — from basic terminology to trans-specific tips on choosing plans and applying for financial aid.

FDA approves new injectable HIV medication amid cuts to federal AIDS programs

By H.L. Comeriato ● HIV & AIDS ● July 28, 2025

Injection administered every six months will protect Ohioans from contracting HIV

Ohio Supreme Court to consider ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Signal Ohio ● Youth ● July 23, 2025

The case sets up a major showdown in an election year for the court, controlled 6-1 by Republicans, on a politically charged question of access to health care.