Rural Archives – Page 3 of 11

Portsmouth, Ohio votes down LGBTQ+ ‘Sanctuary City’ resolution

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● June 2, 2025

Portsmouth City Council had a progressive voting record, but confusion and misinformation didn’t help the campaign to declare “inclusivity, equality and justice for all.”

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Are you an LGBTQ+ young person (12-24) in Northwest Ohio? Kaleidoscope Youth Center wants to hear from you.

By Ken Schneck ● Youth ● May 21, 2025

What LGBTQ+ youth resources and programming should Kaleidoscope Youth Center be providing to this corner of Ohio?

Crowds of people are in a street celebrating Springfield Pride with an LGBTQ+ flag in the background.

Springfield will celebrate its 10th Pride after a summer under a national spotlight of false narratives

By Ben Jodway ● Pride ● May 7, 2025

“This hate and division isn’t who we are.”

A rural Ohio, brick-and-mortar LGBTQ+ center celebrates its first anniversary

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● April 18, 2025

The LGBTQ+ Community Center of Darke County was founded after the nonprofit saw an emerging public health crisis among the queer community.

After community pushback, rural Ohio fairgrounds cancels conversion therapy event

By Ben Jodway & Ken Schneck ● Rural ● April 16, 2025

The Mercer County Fairgrounds will no longer rent space to a “conference” featuring an out-of-state ex-gay conversion therapy advocate.

‘Something extravagant’: How a rural queer Ohioan beat the odds to become an award-winning nail artist

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● March 31, 2025

Fox Nguyen ran away at 18-years-old and was homeless. Today, he is one of the most sought after nail artists for miles around.

A still from the documentary "Creede U.S.A."

Theater creates an ‘empathy machine’ in a conservative mining town with a nonbinary teen: Cleveland International Film Festival

By Ben Jodway ● Culture ● March 26, 2025

The documentary “Creede U.S.A.” explores how people with different political views come together for the survival of their community.