Pride Archives – The Buckeye Flame

‘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.’

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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’

2026 LGBTQ+ Ohio Pride Guide

By Ken Schneck, H.L. Comeriato, Ben Jodway & Anna Malefatto (she/her) ● Pride ● May 4, 2026

To #FindYourPride, our 2026 guide has sections organized by city and by date.

2025-26 Guide to Ohio’s LGBTQ+ Legislation (136th General Assembly)

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● May 1, 2026

To help you differentiate one bill from another, we have put together this easy-to-use reference guide to Ohio LGBTQ+ legislation.

A photo of Van Wert's town sign in black and white with a rainbow superimposed in the background as if it's spilling into the image.

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.

Stonewall Columbus announces Pride 2026 theme

By Ohio LGBTQ+ Events ● Pride ● January 31, 2026

The 2026 theme will be woven throughout Pride programming, creative elements, community partnerships, and messaging leading up to—and beyond—Pride Month.