News
Support for LGBTQ+ rights has dipped. What changed?
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (347+ words) This piece originally was published by The 19th and appears here with permission. Americans" support for LGBTQ+ rights has slid downward after peaking in the early 2020s, according to a'new Gallup poll.' Support for marriage equality has been steadily declining since it…...
Greater Mahoning Valley LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment adds to growing body of data
1+ week, 1+ day ago (521+ words) Several hundred people gathered at the Butler Institute of American Art's Beecher Court atrium on May 28 to celebrate the release of the Greater Mahoning Valley LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment's findings. The survey includes responses from 463 people in Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana…...
Rural Ohio village to repeal LGBTQ, renter protections, Palestine resolution
3+ week, 48+ min ago (1754+ words) This piece originally appeared in the Athens County Independent and is reprinted here with permission. Chauncey Village Council met for nearly four hours on May 14, discussing plans to repeal discrimination protections for renters and LGBTQ+ residents and a resolution that…...
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost resigns to join national anti-LGBTQ+ hate group
3+ week, 4+ day ago (722+ words) Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has resigned from his role in order to join the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) " a longstanding anti-LGBTQ+ hate group responsible for thousands of pieces of anti-transgender legislation across the country. Yost announced he will step…...
LGBTQ+ Ohioans testify for the first time and encounter "bullying" from the lawmakers elected to represent them
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1793+ words) This article was created in partnership with The Ohio Capital Journal, who produced the companion piece: Want to tell legislators how you feel about policy? Here's one way to do it. Kim Burroughs was not planning on testifying in front…...
Next Week in Ohio: One committee hearing, two anti-LGBTQ+ bills and two big (potential) votes
2+ mon, 3+ week 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…...
Audio This News is So Gay (12/31/25): Reporting on LGBTQ+ Book Bans and Ever-Present HIV Stigma
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (87+ words) Here's what we're covering on this week's brand 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…...
Whitehall, Ohio passes LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections, bans conversion therapy on minors
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (369+ words) The Whitehall City Council voted unanimously to pass an LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance and a conversion therapy ban at their regular meeting on Tuesday." The Columbus suburb became the 37th location in Ohio to pass LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections and the 14th location to…...