After growing up there without a safe space, a trans man creates his rural Ohio county’s first Pride
The 24-year-old hopes to bring a sense of community to his home in Adams County
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Featuring: Christopher Wiggins (The Advocate) and Tammye Nash (Dallas Voice).
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They started as a friend group of LGBTQ+ Ohioans. Now, they’re running their rural county’s first Pride.
In the past, Van Wert County residents traveled to Indiana for Pride
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