Lakewood drafts first-in-Ohio ‘Gender Freedom Policy’ in response to anti-trans attacks
Lawmakers aim to provide ‘reassurance and protection’ to transgender residents, families and drag performers
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Why one Ohio doctor wants the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate pumpkin spice season with a flu and COVID shot
Read on for some practical tips to navigate the political barriers you will encounter when trying to get your shots this year.
Kaleidoscope Youth Center announces closing of housing program
"Our youth are scared, and so are we. It is not okay that they are facing the threat of returning to homelessness."
Cuyahoga County unanimously passes Ohio’s first county-wide ban targeting conversion therapy on minors
Penalties include fines and losing license to practice.
‘We really needed this in Waverly’: Ohio teen starts LGBTQ+ organization in a tiny rural village
19-year-old Reece Johnson started Haven 740 last June to create a “safe, welcoming space” in Waverly.
Audio This News is So Gay (8/27/25): Diagnosing Trans Media Coverage & the Latest LGBTQ+ Bans
Featuring: Candice Norwood (The 19th), Darian Aaron (GLAAD), Jason Villemez (Philadelphia Gay News)
Sponsored Sponsored content The Organs You Have: What Gay Men and Trans Women Need To Know About Prostate Health
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?
The Akron Marathon blazes a sole-ful path for LGBTQ+ participants
Organizers efforts for acceptance and visibility are a step ahead.
Audio This News is So Gay (8/20/25): Marriage Equality Fearmongering & Disappearing Queer Data
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
The City Council for the Columbus suburb voted unanimously to join a growing list of Ohio municipalities offering these LGBTQ+ protections.
