by Ken Schneck, Editor In response to the January 6 violence in Washington D.C. and the recent targeting of LGBTQ+ and Black-owned businesses in the Columbus…
Three LGBTQ+ Ohio organizations issued a statement on Thursday urging community members to “to stay away from the Statehouse specifically and downtown Columbus generally” between January…
This piece originally appeared in the blog of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and appears here with their permission. Written by Julia Gardiner, Senior Library…
(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…