AudioOhio’s own River Butcher is breaking comedy barriers one laugh at a time By Ken Schneck ● Culture ● July 30, 2024 From a Netflix documentary to the upcoming Columbus Comedy Festival, Butcher is never far from his Akron roots.
H.L. Comeriato, staff writer at The Buckeye Flame, named national ‘LGBTQ+ Journalist of the Year’ By The Buckeye Flame ● Community ● July 23, 2024 The award is one of the highest honors given out annually by the National Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists.
Sponsored contentSponsored Love makes a family – and a must-see interactive exhibition – at the Maltz Museum By Ilona Westfall ● Families ● July 22, 2024 Within the exhibitions is an area for kids where they can draw pictures of their own families and use toys to represent their stories.
Ohio’s Shady Pines Alpaca Farm celebrates queer identity with passion and … fur-vor By Jackson Hare ● Rural ● July 16, 2024 Meet the rural Ohio couple who are flinging open the farm gates for Alpaca Days, a Pride celebration in September.
Meet Ben Jodway: The Buckeye Flame’s newest addition is first in nation to cover rural LGBTQ+ communities full-time By H.L. Comeriato ● Rural ● July 15, 2024 The Buckeye Flame welcomes rural LGBTQ+ reporter Ben Jodway to their LGBTQ+ newsroom via Report for America.
Small-town Ohioan finally getting his due as the ‘Godfather of Gay Pulp Fiction’ By Megan Becker ● Literary ● July 8, 2024 Victor Banis, who grew up in Preble County, Ohio, redefined LGBTQ+ literature and captured a global audience.
Ohio foundation makes game-changing investment in local LGBTQ+ community By The Buckeye Flame ● Community ● July 7, 2024 Two major projects will begin this fall that will address both LGBTQ+ assessment and advocacy efforts on the eastern edge of the state.
A first for one Ohio city: Drag in the Fourth of July Parade By Ken Schneck ● Community ● July 5, 2024 The queens’ appearance comes as Ohio Republicans are advancing HB 245, a bill to restrict drag to adult cabaret spaces.
Chauncey Gays forms to build LGBTQ+ community in a tiny Ohio village By Athens County Independent ● Rural ● July 3, 2024 The group recently held the village’s first ever Pride celebration, complete with face painting, a mobile library and a mayoral address.
Despite resistance in a conservative Ohio county, Lebanon Pride builds support and hope By Jackson Hare ● Pride ● July 2, 2024 The inaugural Lebanon Pride Festival will be held all day on Saturday, July 20.