A vital LGBTQ+ safe space just opened in Akron to support minority communities By Maria McGinnis ● BIPOC ● February 10, 2022 With the inspiring goal of acting as a beacon of hope, the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice has opened a new space in Akron.
With new approval of injectable PrEP, Ohio health advocates hope the HIV epidemic will take a huge hit By Ken Schneck ● BIPOC ● February 1, 2022 According to the Center for Disease Control, PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99% when taken as prescribed.
HRC releases annual State Equality Index; Ohio again scores…not so well By The Buckeye Flame ● HIV & AIDS ● January 21, 2022 22 states fell into the lowest category of “High Priority to Achieve Basic Equality.”
Some quick thoughts on what Betty White taught me about HIV/AIDS By Ken Schneck ● Commentary ● December 31, 2021 For a 13-year-old watching by himself in suburban New Jersey,”72 Hours” was a really big deal of a Golden Girls episode.
The Buckeye Flame’s Top 5 LGBTQ+ Ohio Stories of 2021 By The Buckeye Flame ● Policy/Legislation ● December 28, 2021 We wrote them. You read them. And now we’re counting down the 5 you clicked on the most in 2021.
An Ohio First: A Harm Reduction Supply Machine is helping to minimize sex & drug health risks By Ilona Westfall ● BIPOC ● December 27, 2021 Discreet, easy-to-use, and contact-less, the vending machine is thus judgement-free, low-barrier (items are free) and anonymous.
In Ohio’s 6th largest city, the Greater Dayton LGBT Center aims to provide a space of true community By Cassidy Naypauer ● Community ● December 1, 2021 Founded in 1976, the Center is one of the oldest LGBTQ+ organizations in Ohio still in operation today.
40 years after the 1st AIDS diagnosis, an Ohio World AIDS Day event aims for remembrance & restoration By Ken Schneck ● HIV & AIDS ● November 26, 2021 28 different providers are coming together to supply much needed resources so that all Ohioans can survive and thrive.
Honorees announced for Cleveland’s 2021 Heritage Day Awards By The Buckeye Flame ● BIPOC ● October 9, 2021 On the 2nd Saturday of October, the city of Cleveland & the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland celebrate LGBTQ+ Heritage Day.
Stonewall Columbus Director’s Corner: The right people, the right seats, the right time. By Densil Porteous ● Commentary ● September 18, 2021 “I cracked open the book’s bind and in I went…within lines I was entrenched.”