AudioAnother Ohio Pride flag torched. Another LGBTQ+ family standing strong. By Ken Schneck ● Families ● July 7, 2023 The crime highlighted Ohio’s lack of LGBTQ+-inclusive hate crime legislation; arson classified as “ethnic intimidation.”
AudioJinkx Monsoon casts a spell over Ohio with her upcoming show By Dakotah Kennedy (she/her) ● Culture ● July 5, 2023 Things are about to get all KINDS of witchy as the Queen of all Queens broomsticks her way into the Buckeye State.
AudioThis new Ohio-based digital Queer Liberation Library is made ‘by and for the queer community’ By Riley Roliff ● Podcasts ● July 4, 2023 ‘It’s becoming very clear that something like this needs to exist so that people can access information about themselves.’
AudioRep. Mary Lightbody is on a mission to ban conversion therapy in Ohio By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● July 3, 2023 HB 220 would prohibit certain conversion therapy for minors, but Rep. Lightbody needs the help of LGBTQ+ and ally Ohioans to help pass it.
AudioNASA’s Rainbow Alliance Advisory Group takes Ohio queer pride to infinity and beyond By Dakotah Kennedy (she/her) ● Pride ● June 29, 2023 Houston, we have a solution! Aerospace engineer and LGBTQ+ advocate, Jen Pierce, imagines a NASA that is diverse, inclusive and accessible.
Audio‘If you burn one down, we’re putting 100 up.’: How one Ohio family responded to the burning of a Pride flag By Ken Schneck ● Community ● June 26, 2023 When one Pride flag was destroyed by arson, an Ohio family and their local community decided to replace it with quite a few more.
AudioBlack, Out, & Proud amplifies the work of local Black & queer artists during Pride Month with ‘Heroes Among Us’ in Columbus By Dakotah Kennedy (she/her) ● BIPOC ● June 6, 2023 The Buckeye Flame caught up with BOP to learn more about the fashion-forward event and what makes Columbus’ Pride stand out from the crowd.
LGBTQ+ Ohioans are making podcasts you’ll love, Volume 2 By Rebecca Vontroba ● Culture ● March 17, 2023 Across Ohio, LGBTQ+ people are writing, producing and recording podcasts about everything from movies and fitness to sobriety and polyamory. We rounded up a few of our favorites.