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Cincinnati appoints first members to historic LGBTQ+ commission
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (461+ words) Cincinnati, the first Ohio city to create an LGBTQ+ commission, appointed 12 individuals to lead the body earlier this Month. Cincinnati's voluntary commission will report twice a month to the city's Healthy Neighborhoods Committee and advise council members on how legislation…...
New Republican bill to further restrict trans Ohioans’ lived experience, from bathrooms to changing birth and death certificates
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (636+ words) On Trans Day of Visibility, an Ohio Republican has introduced a new bill that would limit trans Ohioans" access to public bathrooms and ban Ohioans from being able to change the sex marker on birth and death certificates." House Bill…...
House Republicans pass drag ban targeting transgender Ohioans; bill now moves to Senate
1+ week, 2+ day ago (873+ words) Members of the Ohio House voted Wednesday to advance the state's ban on public drag and gender performance. Ohio House Bill (HB) 249 " which received three committee hearings rife with anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-transgender disinformation " will now head to the Senate. The…...
Columbus-based Kaleidoscope Youth Center pauses queer expansion into Northwest Ohio, lays off staff amid drop in grant funding
1+ week, 3+ day ago (811+ words) Last year, LGBTQ+ Spectrum of Findlay passed the torch to Columbus-based Kaleidoscope Youth Center (KYC) to help serve queer youth in their northwest corner of Ohio. Now, KYC has to pause that expansion due to a drop in private grant…...
LGBTQ+ Ohioans mark upcoming Transgender Day of Visibility 2026 with community events
1+ week, 3+ day ago (785+ words) On March 31, Ohioans are set to mark Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) with more than a dozen events across the state, from brunch and Paint & Sip events to religious services. Featuring the Third Annual Trans Visibility Awards, "recognizing our trans…...
Next Week in Ohio: One committee hearing, two anti-LGBTQ+ bills and two big (potential) votes
2+ week, 2+ day ago (518+ words) Ohio's LGBTQ+ community will be watching the Ohio House Judicial Committee on March 25, as two anti-LGBTQ+ bills have hearings, with one scheduled for a possible vote." First up, the committee will have a fourth hearing for HB 249, "The Enact the…...
Youngstown LGBTQ+ listening event: Join us on April 2 to share LGBTQ+ story ideas
2+ week, 2+ day ago (125+ words) Food and drinks will be provided at this free event. Register here. The highly interactive "Ohio is So Gay: Past, Present & Future" workshop will test attendees" knowledge of the past 50 years of Ohio"s LGBTQ+ activism, keep you in the…...
‘I’ve had more engaging conversations with trees’: Trans Ohioans get a cold reception from Ohio US rep in D.C. trip
2+ week, 3+ day ago (784+ words) Three Ohioans, including one transgender teenager, lobbied Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce and three Minnesota lawmakers for trans equality with support from the ACLU and Advocates for Trans Equality in mid-February. The father, Mike, his 17-year-old daughter Marigold and 63-year-old…...
This News is So Gay (2/18/26): Celebrating Some Major Queer Media Milestones
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (118+ words) Here's what we're covering this week's all new episode of This News is So Gay: Joining us this week to answer those questions and and so many more are: Support for This News is So Gay comes from the'LGBTQ+ Opportunity…...
This News is So Gay (3/11/26): Examining How LGBTQ+ Media Can Accelerate Acceptance
3+ week, 3+ day ago (107+ words) On this week's all new episode of This News is So Gay, we chat with Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, about the organization's critical work in media representation, cultural change, and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. Support…...