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Following Middle Schooler’s Attack, Allies Rally Around LGBTQ+ Youth in Defiance, Ohio

By Alissa Paolella ● Youth ● July 8, 2021

Supporters in rural county grappled with the viral video showing the assault of a boy for wearing a rainbow flag across his shoulders.

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Amid Signs of Progress, Small City of Fremont to Celebrate First Pride Festival

By Alissa Paolella ● Community ● June 28, 2021

Within two days of asking if Fremont residents wanted a Pride Month celebration, Fremont Pride was born.

LGBTQ+ Pride and Prejudice in Wyandot County, Ohio [COMMENTARY]

By Alissa Paolella ● Community ● June 15, 2021

“They say we’re divisive because we’re proud. Somehow our very presence in rural Ohio is too big and too much.”

Online Petition Aims to Reverse Ohio Mayor’s Refusal to Issue Pride Proclamation

By Alissa Paolella ● Politics ● May 13, 2021

Residents say that Pride Month did not meet the new mayor’s criteria for a proclamation.

Cleveland’s Belt Publishing Delivers Broad View of Midwestern LGBTQ+ Life with New Anthology

By Peter Kusnic ● Culture ● December 21, 2020

“We wanted to give people a space to speak for themselves,” says co-editor Kevin Whiteneir.

Building a Bridge to LGBTQ+ Resources in Lake County, Ohio

By The Buckeye Flame ● Community ● September 29, 2020

“We are the first and the only LGBTQ+ organization in Lake County, so even saying the word LGBTQ here, you say it in a whisper.”

Alaina Swope Campaigns to Bring a New Voice to OH-97

By The Buckeye Flame ● Policy/Legislation ● August 26, 2020

“I know what it feels like to be a queer kid in Zanesville and not really understand what queerness is.”

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