Anastasia is quick to describe her experience with the foster system, and she doesn’t mince words. “It’s been a bumpy road,” said the 17-year-old who is…
(This piece appears as part of Amplify Ohio, a collaborative with The Buckeye Flame, Black Girl Media, and ColumbusBlack.com, and sponsored by Local Media Association.) When…
When Governor DeWine’s budget—House Bill 110—was introduced on February 16, it included a three-word change with major implications for LGBTQ+ couples in Ohio. Embedded on page…
Sometimes the title says it all. Such is the case with “The Black Woman’s Guide to Love and Business” (BlkPen Publishing), a new book featuring some…
This piece appears in the “Breaking the Silence: Queer Self, Life, and Love in Northeast Ohio” anthology. “Breaking the Silence” is a part of Literary Cleveland’s…
A Piqua, Ohio couple says that a Casstown, Ohio wedding venue has refused to hold their wedding because they are a same-sex couple. Though the website…
This piece originally appeared in the blog of Plexus LGBT & Allied Chamber of Commerce. by Miriam Giardina As LGBTQ+ people, we know we must take…
The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) has always put forth incredible LGBTQ+ content. But this year, the 2021 Festival is upping the ante with an even…
After a five day road trip relocating from Cleveland to Los Angeles in the middle of a pandemic, emotional exhaustion doesn’t begin to describe how we…
On February 14, the African Youth League (AYL) at The Ohio State University (OSU) sponsored “Feeling Myself,” a conversation around sex and sexuality in the Black…