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The Columbus Dispatch

The Columbus Dispatch is the number one source for Columbus and Ohio breaking politics, business, obituaries, Ohio sports and entertainment news.

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Palm Beach Daily News
dispatch.com > story > entertainment > society > 07/28/2026 > palm-beach-pride-happy-hour-focuses-on-resilience-and-solidarity > 90673412007

Palm Beach Pride Month celebrated with Happy Hour event at Meat Market

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (192+ words) Visibility, resilience and community were celebrated as the Palm Beach's LGBTQ+ community came together for the annual Palm Beach Pride Happy Hour. The event, sponsored by the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council and hosted by Meat Market, took place…...

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dispatch.com > story > opinion > columns > guest > 06/25/2026 > ohio-lgbtq-rights-housing-work-laws > 90662529007

I'm a proud Buckeye. Protections for LGBTQ+ Ohioans like me must be expanded | Opinion

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (129+ words) The Columbus Dispatch Dwayne Steward is CEO and executive director of Equality Ohio. In Ohio, it would be illegal for an employer to fire me because I’m Black, or because I’m Christian, but under state law I can be fired…...

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dispatch.com > picture-gallery > entertainment > 06/16/2026 > rainbow-merchandise-pride-month-columbus > 90502488007

Pride merchandise creates a rainbow connection for LGBTQ+ community

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (21+ words) The Columbus Dispatch Pride merchandise creates a rainbow connection for LGBTQ+ community...

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dispatch.com > story > opinion > columns > guest > 04/14/2026 > house-bill-249-drag-queens-t-shirts-bikinis-indecent-exposure-modernization-act > 89597407007

Going braless in Ohio could land women in jail under anti-drag bill | Opinion

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (630+ words) The Ohio General Assembly is doing its best to ensure that the phrase, “It’s a free country,” becomes a dead letter here. Ohio. Not content with enforcing Ohio’s criminal ban on supplying obscene materials to minors, culture war politicians are…...

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dispatch.com > story > opinion > letters > 04/10/2026 > drag-ban-ohio > 89521584007

Drag queens insult Ohio women like me. It isn't harmless satire. | Letters

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (467+ words) Re "Banning Geraldine," April 5: The letter to the editor worried about the demise of the "greatest comic minds" as a result of Ohio's ban on drag shows was perplexing. The ban, it should be emphasized, is for those under 18. First,…...

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dispatch.com > story > news > politics > state > 03/25/2026 > ohio-lawmakers-want-to-ban-drag-shows-deemed-obscene > 89302697007

Ohio House passes bill to criminalize drag shows deemed 'obscene"

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (308+ words) Ohio may soon restrict certain drag shows to bars and nightclubs. The Ohio House voted 63-30 March 25 to pass House Bill 249, which would criminalize performances anywhere but adult entertainment facilities if they're deemed obscene or harmful to children. It also changes…...

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dispatch.com > story > news > local > 03/25/2026 > columbus-joins-seattle-lawsuit-of-trump-administration-over-grant-cuts > 89317910007

Columbus joins lawsuit of Trump over anti DEI, transgender efforts

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (138+ words) The Columbus Dispatch Columbus joins lawsuit of Trump over anti DEI, transgender efforts Columbus is joining other cities to sue President Donald Trump's administration over millions in federal funding and what City Attorney Zach Klein calls Trump's illegal executive orders…...

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dispatch.com > story > news > politics > 02/10/2026 > ohio-bill-protects-parents-who-reject-childs-gender-identity > 88595505007

Ohio bill would protect parents who reject child's gender identity

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (117+ words) Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill to protect parents who reject their child's gender identity from losing custody. Critics call it 'blatantly transphobic.'... Ohio bill would protect parents who reject child's gender identity If the bill becomes law, social workers, teachers…...