2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (366+ words) Anti-transgender election rhetoric, driver’s license rule change, spark protests in Dayton and Columbus Ohioans across the state are planning rallies in support of civil rights for transgender people – including one outside the Ohio Statehouse next month. The rallies follow last…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (133+ words) Akron Pride Festival and Equity March celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. Before, after and even in the middle of some severe storms, the Akron Pride Festival and Equity March celebrated ten years of their mission of unifying and affirming the…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (469+ words) 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. This piece originally appeared in The 19th and is reprinted here with permission....

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1024+ words) Human Rights Campaign called the report a ‘sham’ and a ‘blatant attack’ on transgender youth across the country Last week, the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) partnered with Ohio-based anti-LGBTQ+ hate group the Center for Christian…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (530+ words) The new requirement was instituted to conform to Ohio and Trump-era policy ‘recognizing two sexes’ The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) has confirmed that individuals now must submit an amended birth certificate issued by the Ohio Department of Health…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (993+ words) Voting as an LGBTQ+ person can be overwhelming, so we’re breaking down your absentee options step-by-step. Voting can be overwhelming, particularly for LGBTQ+ Ohioans. For LGBTQ+ Ohioans, casting an absentee ballot by mail may be a safer, more accessible option…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (482+ words) My decision was a direct response to current state policies that limit public universities’ ability to serve LGBTQ+ students openly and affirmatively. By John R. Corlett Wayne Hadley was the first person I met when I moved into Biddle Hall…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (860+ words) Lebanon, Ohio, Council Member Mike Cope made a post on Facebook calling on residents of the small suburb between Dayton and Cincinnati to hunt for purported incidents of indecent exposure during the city’s next Pride celebration in 2027. When Lebanon Pride…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1106+ words) When it came to getting her colleagues on Maple Heights City Council to recognize June as Pride Month, the sixth time – and a wily strategy – was the charm for Councilperson Toni Jones. On August 5, Maple Heights City Council in Northeast…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1175+ words) When her daughter came out in 2020, Sharon Rotblatt turned to the internet for support. She quickly found a community of mothers in the Ohio Mama Bears, a resource group for mothers of queer children in Ohio. “This has not been…...