WATCH: “Lessons Learned: Ohio LGBTQ+ Candidates” Forum [VIDEO] By The Buckeye Flame ● BIPOC ● February 4, 2021 On February 3, The Buckeye Flame & Equality Ohio hosted “Lessons Learned.” Watch the full forum!
Ohio District’s First Out School Board Member: “LGBTQ+ Students Have a Friend in Me.” By Peter Kusnic ● Youth ● February 1, 2021 The Buckeye Flame spoke with David Donofrio about his leap into politics, the lessons of his first term, his reelection bid.
Ohio GOP Lawmakers Seek To Make Trump’s Birthday a State Holiday By The Buckeye Flame ● Policy/Legislation ● January 30, 2021 GOP lawmakers prioritize effort to designate June 14 as a tribute to the President with over 180 documented attacks on the LGBTQ+ community.
“Lessons Learned”: A (FREE!) Forum With Ohio LGBTQ+ Candidates By The Buckeye Flame ● BIPOC ● January 18, 2021 Register for Lessons Learned: Ohio LGBTQ+ Candidates Reflect on Wins, Losses and the Path to Future Victory,” a free forum on Feb. 3.
Forced-Out Franklin County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Speaks Out [Interview] By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● January 13, 2021 We spoke with Gofstein, who will soon officially declare his candidacy for Columbus City Council, where he sits one week later.
Out Councilman Richard Trojanski Helps Keep Maple Heights, Ohio on Track By The Buckeye Flame ● Policy/Legislation ● January 8, 2021 “For those running for office who happen to be LGBTQ+, there’s always going to be challenges for us.”
Ohio Rep. Boyd Testifies on Bill Designating October 11 “Coming Out Day” By The Buckeye Flame ● Policy/Legislation ● December 8, 2020 Legislation seeks to raise awareness of civil rights for LGBTQ+ Ohioans
Out Judge-Elect George Leach Changed Political Parties, Then Franklin County History By Peter Kusnic ● Policy/Legislation ● November 27, 2020 “I felt I could not stay in with a group that would rather me just be tolerated than accepted,” explains Leach.
An Ode to Ohio LGBTQ+ Community Organizing…and a Call for More By Guest Submission ● Policy/Legislation ● November 25, 2020 “I’m calling on my fellow Ohioans to continue to organize in whatever ways you can.”
9 Memorable Quotes from Thursday’s Opposition Testimony to the Ohio Fairness Act By Ken Schneck ● Transgender ● November 19, 2020 From pedophilia to tyranny to the bible, opponents to LGBTQ+ equality pulled out all the stops in Thursday’s hearing.