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Equality Ohio Recaps the 2020 Election LGBTQ+ Wins and Losses

While all of Ohio legislators earning A+s from Equality Ohio won reelection, so did all 6 of the legislators who earned Fs.

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I Still Want LGBTQ+ Ohioans to (Somehow & Safely) Take to the Streets

Inspired, radical activism is (STILL) sorely needed to secure LGBTQ+ equality...so why isn't it happening?

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