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Students at an Ohio private Christian university hosted a drag show for over 10 years. This year could be the last.

University of Findlay’s LGBTQ+ student organizers worry Ohio’s proposed drag ban would jeopardize their main source of funding.

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Christopher Elder's headshot is in black-and-white and is photoshopped in front of a photo of the Ohio Statehouse in a purple-ish gradient.
In college, he was ‘MAGA Christopher.’ Now, he’s out as bisexual and running to unseat a Republican

‘The whole message of being yourself in the LGBTQ+ community is being yourself in your own ways’

Rural Ohio church offers $5,000 reward for information on Pride flag arson on New Year’s Day

Lacking evidence, police consider case closed.

Transgender candidate for the Ohio statehouse Arienne Childrey speaks at a podium with an Equality Ohio banner draped in front.
A trans candidate in rural Ohio lost two elections and was doxxed. She’s running again for ‘a better path forward’

‘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 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

The first session took attendees from ‘discomfort to comfort'

Sarah Brower and T. Gallo stand together in front of Harbor Gardens in Ashtabula, Ohio. T. Gallo has their arm around Sarah Brower.
Queer-owned farm-to-table businesses reclaim history in a former rural Ohio gay bar

'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

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

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

David Nation could have sued the Waynesville City Council last year. Instead, he ran – and won – to make a statement.

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