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Free speech or platforming hate? City Club of Cleveland to host president of Ohio anti-LGBTQ+ hate group

By Ken Schneck, H.L. Comeriato (They/Them) & The Buckeye Flame ● Social Equity ● November 17, 2025

The Center for Christian Virtue invited because of their “influence,” says speakers’ forum CEO.

Cleveland now has a full-time LGBTQ+ community liaison; one of only a handful in the country

By Ken Schneck & The Buckeye Flame ● Communities ● October 7, 2025

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

By Ken Schneck & The Buckeye Flame ● Communities ● September 29, 2025

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.

Experts say rash of Pride flag vandalism across Ohio points to shifting trend in anti-LGBTQ+ violence

By H.L. Comeriato (They/Them) & The Buckeye Flame ● Public Safety ● May 20, 2025

What anti-LGBTQ+ incidents can tell us about cultural ‘turf wars’ in Ohio and beyond

With uncertainty over the future of Ryan White HIV funding, here’s what we know

By Juan Michael Porter II & The Buckeye Flame ● Health ● February 13, 2025

A memo sent out to Cleveland-based HIV providers calls into question the future of Ryan White HIV funding.

In Ohio, a queer dance party is redefining community—and it’s ‘PERF’

By Drew Filipski & The Buckeye Flame ● Arts & Culture ● January 8, 2025

A monthly party is reclaiming house music’s roots and redefining safe spaces for the Northeast Ohio queer community.

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