It’s Girl Scout cookie season! Here’s a list of Ohio trans and nonbinary Girl Scouts to support. By Ben Jodway ● Transgender ● January 14, 2026 Not only does selling Girl Scout cookies boost confidence and help develop business skills, but it also help fund troop activities.
AudioThis News is So Gay (1/14/25): Spotlighting Organizations Supporting LGBTQ+ Journalists By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● January 14, 2026 Featuring: Adam Pawlus (NLGJA) and Tre’vell Anderson (Trans Journalists Association)
Queer-owned farm-to-table businesses reclaim history in a former rural Ohio gay bar By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● January 8, 2026 ‘I just loved the energy from the moment I had seen [the space.]’
This News is So Gay (1/7/26): Carrying Stories into 2026 and Covering Rainbow Crosswalks By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● January 7, 2026 Featuring: Leo Cusimano (Dallas Voice), Ryan Williams-Jent (Watermark Out News) & Kate Sosin (The 19th)
Drag queen Sugar Vermonte announces bid for Ohio’s 9th Congressional seat By Ken Schneck ● Politics ● January 6, 2026 The Libertarian and Great Food Truck Race’ star’s challengers include one of the co-sponsors of Ohio’s proposed drag ban and the Democrat incumbent.
AudioThis News is So Gay (12/31/25): Reporting on LGBTQ+ Book Bans and Ever-Present HIV Stigma By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● December 31, 2025 Featuring: Sam Donndelinger (Uncloseted Media) and Darian Aaron (GLAAD)
AudioThis News is So Gay (12/24/25): Exploring the Importance of Blogs in the LGBTQ+ Journalism Landscape By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● December 24, 2025 Featuring: Sue Kerr (Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents) and Mark S. King (My Fabulous Disease)
Columbus suburb unanimously passes LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections By Ben Jodway ● Community ● December 18, 2025 Grove City joins 36 other Ohio municipalities with LGBTQ+ protections amidst lack of statewide protections
AudioThis News is So Gay (12/17/25): Diving Headfirst into LGBTQ+ Military and Education Stories By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● December 17, 2025 Featuring: Levi Kalish (HuffPost), Spencer Macnaughton (Uncloseted Media) and Christopher Wiggins (The Advocate)
An Akron couple couldn’t find the perfect LGBTQ-affirming fraternity and sorority. So they created them. By Ken Schneck ● Queer Joy ● December 16, 2025 Tawanna and Haley Young are founders of two Greek Life organizations providing a vital sense community and an unwavering commitment to service.