The city council of Galion, Ohio voted 5-1 on Tuesday evening to update the city’s housing anti-discrimination ordinance with protections for LGBTQ+ individuals and passed a…
In his election bid to represent Ohio in the United States Senate, J.D. Vance is embracing the playbook of taking swipes at the LGBTQ+ community in…
Ohio State Senator Nickie Antonio has penned an open letter to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost denouncing his decision to join Ohio with 19 other states…
A portion of a downtown Toledo street was renamed on Wednesday in honor of Louis Escobar, the first LGBTQ+ and first Latinx individual to be elected…
Kerry McCormack wants to keep building “a more vibrant Cleveland.” “That’s really been the overarching theme of the past five years,” he says. Seeking reelection, McCormack,…
When election season rolls around, a slew of candidates suddenly pop up seemingly out of nowhere, courting the LGBTQ+ community with whom they have not previously…
Malia Lewis had thought about running for school board for years. Active in the PTA since her two children (now in college) were in preschool, she…
In May, Youngstown resident and city planner Tom Hetrick won the Democratic primary for President of City Council, becoming the first out gay male candidate to…
by Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO, GLAAD With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Mike DeWine wiped out any good will and press he received…
This November, voters in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights district will elect three members to the school board; one of the candidates, educator Mario Clopton-Zymler, could become…