Queer Joy Archives – Page 2 of 9

Ohio LGBTQ+ youth gain XP and craft queer tales through tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons

By Ben Jodway ● Queer Joy ● October 27, 2025

‘The staff were like, ‘Hey, the youth are clamoring for it. They want it.”’

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● October 20, 2025

Dog Town Farm is possibly the only farm that specializes in breeding miniature zebus for therapy farms

By H.L. Comeriato ● Culture ● October 13, 2025

Cleveland’s only sapphic rave injects a decades-old party scene with something ‘new and fresh and weird.’

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● September 10, 2025

Featuring: Ben Jodway (The Buckeye Flame), Missy Spears (Queer Kentucky) and Mashaun D. Simon (NBC News/GLAAD).

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● September 9, 2025

19-year-old Reece Johnson started Haven 740 last June to create a “safe, welcoming space” in Waverly.

By Queer Kentucky ● Culture ● September 7, 2025

“I need to see people dancing and having a good time, or I feel like I’m not doing my job.”

By Ken Schneck ● Culture ● September 5, 2025

We spoke with the Festival Director about the history of Out Here, what moviegoers can expect in 2025 and why queer cinema is so very important.

By Joe Adams (he/him) ● Pride ● August 24, 2025

Here’s what we saw on August 23 as Pride-goers gathered from across the region to celebrate authenticity and resistance in the Rubber City.

By Ken Schneck ● Health & Wellness ● August 21, 2025

Organizers efforts for acceptance and visibility are a step ahead.

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● August 20, 2025

Featuring: Jasmine Mithani (The 19th), Juan Michael Porter II (The Sero Project) and H.L. Comeriato (The Buckeye Flame)