Rural Ohio community under assault; hundreds of screenshots, videos depict anti-LGBTQ+ attacks
For months, organizers in Celina have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats from anti-LGBTQ Christian and white-supremacist groups
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Roll Call of an Ohio Anti-Pride Protest: Neo-Nazis, Christian Grandmothers and…a State Representative
The elected official stood side-by-side with those protesting the small town Pride, which included masked 'Aryan White Nationalists.'
Columbiana County’s first Pride festival promises a place to be safe, have fun and feel seen in rural Ohio
A first Pride festival will be held in this overarchingly conservative county, where churches dominate the rural landscape.
Ballot initiative to ban public drag in Ohio rural community is met with LGBTQ+ counter protest
If passed, experts say that this rural Ohio community would become the first municipality in Ohio to ban drag in public spaces.
Ohio police tackle, handcuff and arrest Black, gay journalist covering DeWine press conference
Journalist Evan Lambert was reporting live from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's press conference. Minutes later, he was tackled, handcuffed and arrested by Ohio police.
Ohioans show up in force to address city council to argue for drag queen, inclusion in holiday parade
An overflow crowd of more than 60 community members packed the room to speak in favor of inclusion in the annual Christmas parade.
Ohio residents protest drag queen inclusion in Christmas parade and want new rules prohibiting “behaviors”
Dozens of residents of a small, rural Ohio locale showed up at their local city council meeting last week to protest inclusion.
A new gay bar is about to open…in a most unlikely Ohio zip code
What started as a drag brunch has now transformed into a fully-fledged — and much needed — gay bar. In a super Republican county.
Mansfield, Ohio celebrates eighth annual LGBTQ+ Pride [GALLERY]
In rural Richland County, Ohio, hundreds of residents gathered to celebrate Mansfield's eighth annual LGBTQ+ Pride Parade and Festival.
This rural Ohio village has 1,800 residents, 13 churches…and 1 big LGBTQ+ Pride celebration
“There is no reason why someone should feel like they have to leave their hometown to be themselves.”
