(Editor’s Note: Cleveland Scene Magazine’s “Best of Cleveland” reader-submitted nominations were released this week with an all-white slate of nominees for “Best Drag Queen.” From Vince…
by Ken Schneck, Editor In 2013, delfín bautista took a leap. With graduate degrees in social work and divinity already in hand, bautista—who uses they/them pronouns…
by Kevin Williams Virginia West— Columbus’ drag matriarch— and many artists associated with the “West Family” have long wanted a space that was centered for performers and by…
by Ken Schneck, Editor When so much of your work is providing a safe haven for LGBTQ+ youth, a pandemic is sure to disrupt your daily…
On Wednesday, the Columbus Public Health’s Center for Public Health Innovation sponsored an online town hall discussion focused on racism in the LGBTQ+ community and a…
by Ken Schneck, Editor Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization — and…
by Ken Schneck, Editor Louis Escobar, the first LGBTQ+ and first Latinx individual to be elected to Toledo City Council, died on August 29 at age…
by Ken Schneck, Editor With a sharp increase of time spent at home, minutes spent dog-walking, and hours spent looking for escapism from our current reality,…
by Ken Schneck, Editor Nancy Mendez was in between virtual meetings in her Kamm’s Corner living room-turned-office in late June when the phone rang. The Vice…
In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be antiracist – Angela Davis Dear white LGBTQ+ Ohioans: A few weeks ago…