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Columbus-based Kaleidoscope Youth Center pauses queer expansion into Northwest Ohio, lays off staff amid drop in grant funding
4+ hour, 3+ min 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
2+ hour, 33+ min 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…...
As Ohio's drag ban advances, the cast of 'Mrs. Doubtfire' is touring through Ohio proudly owning their joy [LISTEN]
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (919+ words) On the surface, the touring production of "Mrs. Doubtfire" is no different than the myriad hit Broadway musicals that come through Ohio, this one a movie-to-musical adaptation based on the beloved 1993 film starring Robin Williams." Yet here in Ohio, the…...
Republican-sponsored bill could protect parents who abuse LGBTQ+ youth
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1156+ words) During public testimony before members of the Ohio House Health Committee, sexual violence experts and advocates warned lawmakers that a Republican-sponsored would harm LGBTQ+ youth and endanger some of the state's most vulnerable young people " including survivors of sex trafficking…...
2025-26 Guide to Ohio's LGBTQ+ Legislation (136th General Assembly)
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (430+ words) As the second Trump administration releases executive orders by the truckload, the Ohio legislature has started its 136th General Assembly, a two-year lawmaking session that ends on December 31, 2026. In contrast, none of the nine pro-LGBTQ+ equality bills made it anywhere near…...
Culture warriors – and their anti-LGBTQ+ politics – lost school board races all around Ohio
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1154+ words) This piece originally appeared in'Signal Ohio on 11/10/25'and appears here with permission. In Akron, the incumbent school board president criticized for sharing "transgender to transformed" and other incendiary LGBTQ+ commentary on Facebook lost re-election last week.' So' did the incumbent…...
Ohio’s state budget puts intersex children in danger [COMMENTARY]
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (779+ words) This piece originally appeared in'The Ohio Capital Journal on 10/16/25'and appears here with permission. The'latest two-year state budget'could have devastating consequences for intersex children born in Ohio. When the law only recognizes two sexes, male and female, and defines them…...
Kaleidoscope Youth Center announces closing of housing program
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (588+ words) Kaleidoscope Youth Center announced Tuesday that they would be closing their housing program, which they reported has served over 50 people experiencing homelessness and/or housing insecurity or vulnerability since it was introduced in 2019. "Our program was established at a time…...
WANTED: Queer digital artists, LGBTQ+ youth for Ohio superheroes project uplifting queer kids
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (474+ words) The Superhero Project is seeking LGBTQ+ youth participants and digital artists from Ohio to participate in an art and storytelling project titled "Heroes Within." Founded in 2017, the Superhero Project is a nonprofit organization based in Chagrin Falls originally inspired by…...
Ohio’s Center for Christian Virtue reclassified as anti-LGBTQ+ hate group
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1090+ words) Ohio-based political lobbying group Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) " a primary driver behind anti-LGBTQ+ legislation at the Ohio Statehouse " has been reclassified as an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The non-profit first appeared on the national…...