With a sharp increase of time spent at home, minutes spent dog-walking, and hours spent looking for escapism from our current reality, it comes as no…
Nancy Mendez was in between virtual meetings in her Kamm’s Corner living room-turned-office in late June when the phone rang. The Vice President of Community Impact…
Unless you’ve been etching endless tally marks into your wall to count just how long it’s been since you’ve been able to see the outside world…
Here at The Buckeye Flame, we strive to end each piece with ideas for readers to “Ignite Action,” prompts to take the words on the screen…
by Jared Jameson It’s another Monday after yet another weekend where life is anything but normal for most of us. I have to be honest: this…
With an unforgettable name and vital goals, OCTOPUS, LLC (Organizing Communities Transgender Outreach Promoting United Support) was established on April 18th, 2017 by Kimberly Sue Griffiths.…
Hundreds gathered in Cleveland on Saturday to take part in the “LGBTQ+ March to Support Black Lives,” either marching from the LGBT Historical Marker to the…
A new report out of the Mid-Ohio Valley region details that LGBTQ+ youth in the Mid-Ohio Valley are suffering as a result of discrimination and a…
During this time of protests, we are seeing who Columbus’s community leaders really are. Let’s first address what makes a community leader. In general, it’s a…
by Ilona Westfall An adult shop might seem like an unlikely spot for a haven of mutual aid in the midst of ongoing racial justice protests…