The Buckeye Flame

We. LOVE. THIS! - That task of accessing our Ohio LGBTQ+ history just got a whole lot easier as Cleveland Public Library has digitized and made available High Gear magazine, a legendary LGBTQ+ Ohio publication that ran from 1974 to 1982. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gecw2vCp #LGBTHistoryMonth #ohio

Ohio is one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation. So how does that affect our LGBTQ+ population? What’s at stake if it were to pass or fail a majority vote? 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gJUnvQ9W #LGBTQ #Ohio #Gerrymander #Vote #Equality

Meet The Plant Gays —a queer-owned plant shop bringing more than just greenery to #Columbus. After getting their start in the Columbus’ East Market, owners David Erbe and Aidan Robinson have planted new roots with a second location. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gzUSzeA5 #Ohio #LGBTQ

It's #breastcancerawareness month and the lack of #breastcancer screening campaigns that are inclusive of trans and non-binary people is the result of a domino effect. Here's what #transgender people NEED to know about breast cancer screening. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gqVUyd8y The MetroHealth System (Cleveland, OH)

Queer-friendly businesses in Lancaster, Ohio, are now on a boycott list circulated by two conservative Facebook groups. Some businesses in the city of 40,000 are taking the boycott as a badge of honor. https://lnkd.in/grq-MZ99 Benjamin Jodway for Report for America. #Ohio #LGBTQ #GayOwned #Business

New data shows a sharp increase in anti-LGBTQ+ incidents, both nationwide and in Ohio, as legislators in many states push laws hurting LGBTQ+ people. In Ohio, the numbers are...alarming. https://lnkd.in/g_YkntBv

Every year, dozens of LGBTQ+ Ohioans are recognized for their contributions to LGBTQ+ communities across the state. Check out the full list of 2024 honorees! https://lnkd.in/gkHJfyNx

In an effort to address the many challenges of being diagnosed with HIV, Equitas Health has introduced a Peer Navigation program: individuals diagnosed with HIV are paired w/ those who have been living w/ HIV for years. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gafHq6ZV #HIV #AIDS #LGBTQ #Ohio

Sometime between last spring and the start of the 2024-2025 school year, LGBTQ+-affirming posters and cards were removed from the hallways of Mentor, Ohio, Public Schools at the request of two school board members. The materials were from the Safe Space Kit, the ally education program of national nonprofit LGBTQ+ youth advocacy organization GLSEN. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g6hvv3Yr

Suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary young people increased significantly in states like Ohio that adopted anti-transgender laws between 2018 and 2022, a study by The Trevor Project concluded. https://lnkd.in/gi-6gVRz