Free speech or platforming hate? City Club of Cleveland to host president of Ohio anti-LGBTQ+ hate group
The Center for Christian Virtue invited because of their “influence,” says speakers’ forum CEO.
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Cleveland now has a full-time LGBTQ+ community liaison; one of only a handful in the country
Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ community liaison – is a first in Cleveland and maybe even in Ohio.
Lakewood drafts first-in-Ohio ‘Gender Freedom Policy’ in response to anti-trans attacks
The wide-ranging set of protections pits home-rule – the state policy added in the 1920s to grant power to local municipalities – squarely against the power of the state.
Why is everyone in Ohio doing The Prom?
From Cleveland to Medina to Ashtabula, The Prom is flourishing with audiences and actors alike. We set out to determine why the musical is catching on.
He’s 23 and in an Ohio Prison for Exposing Someone to HIV – Even Though He Couldn’t Transmit the Virus
Ohio has six laws that criminalize living with HIV leading to at least 200 prosecutions in recent years. Caymir Weaver is one of them.
Ohio’s first LGBTQ residential building feels inclusive to some, like ‘just apartments’ to others
As the building approaches its sixth anniversary, some former residents and the building’s founder and co-developer say it’s not fulfilling its promise to be a space that proactively supports older LGBTQ people.
Meet the Ohio LGBTQ+ art therapist who is using superheroes to help LGBTQ+ youth
Superheroes helped Mike Boyce navigate life as queer young person. Now, as an art therapist, they’re helping other LGBTQ+ children see themselves as superheroes.
Josh Mandel threatens Drag Queen Story Hour, calls it “child abuse”; Cleveland drag queen claps back
In a tweet last month, U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel took aim at a Cleveland Drag Queen Story Hour event calling it “child abuse” and threatening that it “must be stopped.”
Kerry McCormack becomes the first out LGBTQ+ individual to hold Cleveland’s #2 legislative post
With the sea change of leadership that is about to hit Cleveland as the new mayoral and council administration takes office, a number of LGBTQ+ leaders will find themselves not only sitting at the table, but also holding positions of great influence.
Two drag queens walk into a sausage shop … Wait. This is not a joke.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: two drag queen walk into a sausage shop. And a fun time is had by all. But no, this is not a joke. It’s the unique idea devised by Melissa Khoury, one of the Lady Butchers behind Saucisson, the famed butchery and lunch spot in Cleveland’s Slavic Village. Dubbed “The Sunday Matinee Sausage Party,” the monthly event is a hands-on, sausage-making, drag-entertaining extravaganza. Needless to say, meat puns abound.
