Rural Ohio church offers $5,000 reward for information on Pride flag arson on New Year’s Day By Ken Schneck ● Rural ● February 17, 2026 Lacking evidence, police consider case closed.
A trans candidate in rural Ohio lost two elections and was doxxed. She’s running again for ‘a better path forward’ By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● February 10, 2026 ‘I am in the most red district in rural Ohio, and we are fighting like hell’
Trans-owned plant shop The Leaf Lounge takes root in rural Ohio By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● February 4, 2026 By collaborating with other local businesses, Kayden Warner sows the seeds of a greener community space in Fremont.
Winter discussion sessions in Knox County give rural LGBTQ+ Ohioans a voice By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● February 2, 2026 The first session took attendees from ‘discomfort to comfort’
Queer-owned farm-to-table businesses reclaim history in a former rural Ohio gay bar By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● January 8, 2026 ‘I just loved the energy from the moment I had seen [the space.]’
Rural Ohio trans candidate nearly drops out of race after being targeted online, wins seat in Republican stronghold By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● December 15, 2025 Amy Heutmaker pledges to heal political divide in her rural Ohio township
Elected officials in rural Ohio submit testimony in favor of state’s ‘drag ban,’ spurring response and a protest By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● November 14, 2025 The mayor of Greenville, Ohio, calls bill violators ‘degenerates’ in his letter to the state’s House of Representatives.
Thwarted by his city council in 2024 for being a gay candidate, this Ohioan came back in 2025 and got more votes than them all By Ken Schneck ● Rural ● November 5, 2025 David Nation could have sued the Waynesville City Council last year. Instead, he ran – and won – to make a statement.
A new LGBTQ+ organization forms in rural Ohio town known as the setting of ‘Glee’ By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● November 4, 2025 Lima was the setting for hit TV series and GLAAD award-winner “Glee” and is now the home of Lima Pride Alliance
Lesbian-owned Dog Town Farm breeds mini cows in Ohio for moo-ving animal-assisted therapy By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● October 20, 2025 Dog Town Farm is possibly the only farm that specializes in breeding miniature zebus for therapy farms