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About The Buckeye Flame
A Burst Pipe Won’t Stop the Music at the Vinyl Hub of These Cincinnati Cat Dads
Alien Records has become an LGBTQ+ community space. Now, the community is stepping up to keep things spinning.
Alien Records has become an LGBTQ+ community space. Now, the community is stepping up to keep things spinning.
How Many LGBTQ+ Adults Are in Ohio? New Research Says It’s Astronomically Higher Than We Thought
Ohio joins the 40 states with an LGBTQ+ population greater than 10%.
Ohio joins the 40 states with an LGBTQ+ population greater than 10%.
Pump the Beat!: Ohio’s Ballroom Scene as a Queer Community Haven
For many people in the scene, ballroom is the foundation for their social and personal lives, and keeps many folx healthy, happy and safe.
For many people in the scene, ballroom is the foundation for their social and personal lives, and keeps many folx healthy, happy and safe.
Ohio Is a Hotbed for Queer Cryptids. Yes, Queer Cryptids.
Ensconced in shadows and myth, cryptids often live along the edge of two worlds, almost invisibly.
Ensconced in shadows and myth, cryptids often live along the edge of two worlds, almost invisibly.
Author Peyton June Channels Her Ohio Childhood Into Sci-Fi Horror Novel ‘The Monsters We Made’
“I feel like teenagers – especially with times like these, especially queer kids – are either going to want something that’s wish fulfillment, light and fluffy to escape or something that reflects the horrors that they feel are happening.”
“I feel like teenagers – especially with times like these, especially queer kids – are either going to want something that’s wish fulfillment, light and fluffy to escape or something that reflects the horrors that they feel are happening.”
How Many LGBTQ+ Adults Are in Ohio? New Research Says It’s Astronomically Higher Than We Thought.
Ohio joins the 40 states with an LGBTQ+ population greater than 10%.
Ohio joins the 40 states with an LGBTQ+ population greater than 10%.
Shannon Hardin Knows Being Columbus’s First Black, Gay Mayor in Name Only Isn’t Enough for Real Change
Hardin connected his broader campaign to the disparities many LGBTQ+ Columbus residents face as the city becomes increasingly expensive.
Hardin connected his broader campaign to the disparities many LGBTQ+ Columbus residents face as the city becomes increasingly expensive.
For Cleveland Artist Nehemiah Spencer, Trauma Became Part of the Story but Never the Story of His Art
Star of the short film “Fire Lily,” Spencer returns to his hometown as dancer in bloom.
Star of the short film “Fire Lily,” Spencer returns to his hometown as dancer in bloom.
Higher Grades and Belonging: New Report Shows Trans Students Thrive With Teacher Support
Actions as simple as asking for and affirming a student’s name and pronouns can make trans students feel substantially safer and more likely to succeed in the classroom.
Actions as simple as asking for and affirming a student’s name and pronouns can make trans students feel substantially safer and more likely to succeed in the classroom.
Queer Craft Society Helps LGBTQ+ Columbus Through Loneliness Epidemic via Crafting Kinship
While crafting is far from a new hobby and is often passed down through generations in marginalized communities, a current wave of craft meetups is on the rise.
While crafting is far from a new hobby and is often passed down through generations in marginalized communities, a current wave of craft meetups is on the rise.
Ohio Mama Bears Bring Representation to Little Free Libraries…One Queer Book at a Time
‘Our focus is trying to get these books into communities where kids might not have access to them in other ways.’
‘Our focus is trying to get these books into communities where kids might not have access to them in other ways.’
I Established an LGBTQ+ Scholarship at Ohio University to Honor My Friend. SB 1 Forced Me to Move It Off Campus.
My decision was a direct response to current state policies that limit public universities’ ability to serve LGBTQ+ students openly and affirmatively.
My decision was a direct response to current state policies that limit public universities’ ability to serve LGBTQ+ students openly and affirmatively.
Ohio Republican Proposes Election Bill That Could Protect Transgender Candidates
Republican at the center of anti-transgender controversy wants to reform the election law that caused it
Republican at the center of anti-transgender controversy wants to reform the election law that caused it
Anti-LGBTQ+ Billboards Pop up in Rural Ohio. Communities Are Immediately Pushing Back.
‘These billboards don’t just attack LGBTQ+ families, they erase every Ohio kid whose home doesn’t fit a narrow, manufactured mold.’
‘These billboards don’t just attack LGBTQ+ families, they erase every Ohio kid whose home doesn’t fit a narrow, manufactured mold.’
Ohio Middle School Teacher Launches Effort to Protect LGBTQ+ Public School Students From Harmful Laws and Policies
Honesty for Mahoning Valley Education wants to activate communities to help stop ‘efforts to dismantle public education’
Honesty for Mahoning Valley Education wants to activate communities to help stop ‘efforts to dismantle public education’