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Tessa and Chelsea Pratt-Smith pose in front of the sign for their queer-friendly business called The Bright Spot Campground and Marina.

Lesbian-owned campground in rural Ohio wants to be a connective community space for LGBTQ+ visitors and locals alike

‘We think it’s crazy that we’re doing this, but we love it.’

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How the lack of LGBTQ+ storytelling in rural Ohio inspired a rising queer influencer

Gav Galvan amplifies queer history to help those like him who grew up without it.

First-time Prides in Ohio saw their hometowns in a new kaleidoscope of colors this year

‘We opened up a safe space for at least one person to attend.’

A man stands in a line of people holding a pro-LGBTQ+ sign at a rally.
Lima residents, council members speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ billboards on the street and in city hall

Around 40 people attended a rally to protest against the billboards attacking nontraditional parents

Rural LGBTQ+ Ohio turns out for Fremont Pride. Here’s what we saw.

"I want people walking away from Pride today feeling seen, heard and loved."

A rainbow van used by the nonprofit Have a Gay Day is parked in front of a billboard displaying an advertisement from an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group. The advertisement reads, "No child has two moms. No child has two dads."
Anti-LGBTQ+ billboards pop up in rural Ohio. Communities are immediately pushing back.

‘These billboards don’t just attack LGBTQ+ families, they erase every Ohio kid whose home doesn’t fit a narrow, manufactured mold.’

Ohio middle school teacher launches effort to protect LGBTQ+ public school students from harmful laws and policies

Honesty for Mahoning Valley Education wants to activate communities to help stop ‘efforts to dismantle public education’

A sign is tilted as if on the bank of Glacier Lake in Youngstown, Ohio. The sign reads, "This is a safe space." A rainbow heart is underneath the lettering.
A new Ohio LGBTQ+ nonprofit emerges from ‘a deep belief that community care can change lives’

Rae’s Safe Haven in Mahoning County "hit the ground running" and will host a name-change clinic in July

Lorain, Ohio unanimously passes resolution supporting LGBTQ+ civil rights

An LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination ordinance could be hot on the resolution’s heels

Ohio factory supervisor Aaron Jones is running to unseat anti-LGBTQ+ legislator Gary Click. Here’s what he told us.

When asked about his LGBTQ+ platform, Jones said he’s ‘running for everyone’

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