2026 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide By Ken Schneck, H.L. Comeriato, Ben Jodway & Anna Malefatto (she/her) ● Pride ● May 31, 2026 To #FindYourPride, our 2026 guide has sections organized by city and by date.
‘It’s time to fold.’ Organizers cancel a rural Ohio Pride, citing lack of support By Ken Schneck ● Pride ● May 20, 2026 This was to be the second annual Upper Sandusky Pride celebration
2025-26 Guide to Ohio’s LGBTQ+ Legislation (136th General Assembly) By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● May 15, 2026 To help you differentiate one bill from another, we have put together this easy-to-use reference guide to Ohio LGBTQ+ legislation.
‘Get in, Loser. We’re Going to the Hillsboro Pride Festival.’: ‘Mean Girls’ star Daniel Franzese joins rural Ohio Pride celebration By Ohio LGBTQ+ Events ● Pride ● May 10, 2026 ‘We want the whole region to know that at our festival, you can sit with us.’
Meet the Ohio LGBTQ+ elder planning Vermilion’s first Pride celebration By H.L. Comeriato ● Pride ● May 7, 2026 Grace United Methodist Church will host a June 6 ‘celebration of love and diversity’
They started as a friend group of LGBTQ+ Ohioans. Now, they’re running their rural county’s first Pride. By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● March 26, 2026 In the past, Van Wert County residents traveled to Indiana for Pride
EXTRA! EXTRA!: Celebrating 15 Examples (and 50+ years) of Ohio LGBTQ+ Publications By Ken Schneck ● Community ● March 7, 2026 Join us as we take a look back through the efforts of our siblings who used words and newsprint to make a difference.
Organizers cancel Ashtabula Pride for 2026; vow to return stronger in 2027 By Ken Schneck ● Pride ● February 18, 2026 The Northeast Ohio celebration was canceled due to a lack of physical support and financial backing.
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Gayby’s First Pride Photo Project! By H.L. Comeriato ● Pride ● February 3, 2026 We’re going analog for Pride 2026 – and we need your help to make it happen!
Columbus Fury hosts Pride Night. Here’s what we saw. By Joe Adams (he/him) ● Pride ● February 1, 2026 Fans were treated to performances from the Columbus Pride Band, the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus and the Columbus Women’s Chorus.