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CLEVELAND — OhioSMART will host a Queers Play Party at their private play space on Feb. 25. From the Facebook event: It’s time again for another Sunday afternoon play party! Join us 1.30-6.30 at the OhioSMART play space! An OhioSMART board member will be on hand if you would like to become an OhioSMART member,…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Power eXchange Summit has launched ticket sales for their 2018 event. Early bird tickets for PXS2018 are on sale now at http://www.powerexchangesummit.org/. From a press release from Power eXchange: Power eXchange Summit is a 3-day exploration and celebration of Power Exchange Relationships. Dominant/submissive, Master/slave, Owner/property, 1950’s, Trainer/pet, Taken in Hand, Executive, Gorean,…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio cities of Columbus and Lakewood have passed resolutions in support of the Ohio Fairness Act currently working it’s way through the state legislature. “Columbus Council President [Shannon] Hardin expressed happiness at the business support while reminding people that the bill is about something simple: that Ohioans should be treated equally and…
CINCINNATI — The Dock Nightclub, home of the Mr. Cincinnati Leather contest, announced Friday that they would be closing. The club said on their Facebook page that they would be closing soon but a date had not yet been sent. Jessica Dimon, the entertainment director, said on her Facebook page that the property had been…
CLEVELAND — OhioSMART will hold their spring play space monitor training on Sunday, April 8. From the Fetlife event: Join members of the OhioSMART Board for our spring PSM training from 2pm-4pm Sunday April 8th! This event is free to attend, and members will receive a FREE FIRST FRIDAY once they complete their first PSM…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bill that would outlaw discrimination against LGBTQ people is moving forward in committee with testimony from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Radio station WOSU reported that this was the first time that a anti-discrimination bill has gotten more than one hearing in almost 10 years. From WOSU: The language has taken…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is supporting legislation that would ban job and housing discrimination against LGBTQ Ohioans. Cleveland.com reported on Thursday that the chamber was backing House Bill 160, called the Ohio Fairness Act. The bill would extend Ohio’s workplace and housing discrimination protections to sexual orientation and gender identity or…
CLEVELAND — OhioSMART is hosting another Sunday School class. The topic this month is Flogging taught by Arcane. From their Facebook event: Whether you are experienced or brand flogging new, this intensive is for you. We will start with the basics, and then start putting things into action. Arcane believes that understanding how a tool…
CLEVELAND — OhioSMART is thrilled to announce that our May event this year will be a service & training intensive, with multiple presenters, but featuring… Laura Antoniou! Members have wanted to have Laura (@lantoniou) out for quite some time, and we are excited to let you know SHE WILL BE HERE IN MAY!!! Similar to last…
CLEVELAND — Ohio LGBTQ rights group Equality Ohio announced Wednesday that they were honoring former ACLU of Ohio leader Christine Link as Cleveland Ally of the year. From the Equality Ohio website: In the early days of HIV/AIDS, people were quick to point fingers at gay men, and even quicker to come up with extreme…
