In 2009, Sandra Kurt became the first openly LGBTQ+ person to run for office in Summit County. A few years prior, the ward she was running…
Kristi Stokes, an evangelical Christian minister from Cleveland, sued Cuyahoga County last week, alleging that her constitutional freedoms are being violated by the county’s law barring…
This piece originally appeared in FreshWater Cleveland and appears here with their permission. by Andrew George Many members of Northeast Ohio’s LGBTQ community regularly experience discrimination—subject to verbal and…
Running for office has long been on Reginald Harris’ radar, but it was a lunch with former Cincinnati City Councilmember Yvette Simpson in July 2017 that…
Fresh out of college, Zach Stepp returned to his hometown in Lorain County in 2017, hoping to make a difference. He got involved with Janet Garrett’s…
Though the halls of the Ohio Statehouse have been quiet over the past few months, the fight for equality has raged on, albeit in different and…
Daytonian Zach Dickerson could become the first openly gay man elected to Montgomery County government in November’s general election when he faces off against Republican incumbent…