She sued her rural Ohio school for banning LGBTQ+ inclusion in her classroom. Now, she is launching a nonprofit to help people like her. By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● April 17, 2026 New Richmond teacher launches the Rainbow Classroom Advocacy Fund while she appeals her court case
Sing out! A new choir camp will let Ohio LGBTQ+ youth raise their voices. By Ken Schneck ● Youth ● April 9, 2026 The Cleveland-based two-week camp will provide space for camaraderie, community and Cyndi Lauper
Ohio teacher sues school district and school board president for removal of ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ poster By Ken Schneck & H.L. Comeriato ● Education ● April 7, 2026 Little Miami teacher had the poster up for nearly four years before the LGBTQ+ flags caused an uproar.
New Republican bill to further restrict trans Ohioans’ lived experience, from bathrooms to changing birth and death certificates By Ken Schneck & Ben Jodway ● Policy/Legislation ● March 31, 2026 The bill was introduced on Trans Day of Visibility.
Ohio Supreme Court hears case on health care ban for transgender youth By H.L. Comeriato ● Transgender ● March 30, 2026 The case dates to 2024, when the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf two 12-year-old transgender girls and their parents challenging the “SAFE Act.”
Republicans bus in anti-trans ‘lesbian Democrats’ to support Ohio bill protecting parents who reject their trans children By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● March 27, 2026 Wednesday’s hearing featured the claim that gender-affirming care is “homosexual conversion therapy.”
Columbus-based Kaleidoscope Youth Center pauses queer expansion into Northwest Ohio, lays off staff amid drop in grant funding By Ben Jodway & Ken Schneck ● Rural ● March 24, 2026 LGBTQ+ residents attempt to pick up the organizing that no longer has a sponsor
Tensions flare in Ohio House Committee over whether trans people exist and ‘parental alienation’ By Ken Schneck & H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 13, 2026 The bill on the table would grant protections to parents who reject their trans children
Sponsored contentSponsored Same affirming Ohio summer camp for trans and gender-expansive kids. Different zip code. By Ken Schneck ● Youth ● March 13, 2026 Camp Indigo returns to Ohio for a third summer, this time in Columbus
Conservative Christian lawmakers push for chaplains to serve as ‘substitute mothers and fathers’ in Ohio public schools By H.L. Comeriato ● Policy/Legislation ● March 5, 2026 Republican bill inviting volunteer chaplains to minister in Ohio public schools could place LGBTQ+ students at risk