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COLUMBUS — A second hearing for the Ohio Fairness Act has been pushed to January 2018, the Columbus Patch reported Tuesday. The act would amend Ohio’s anti-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression as protected classes, expanding legal protections in housing, employment, and access to public services, according to the ACLU…
– Cincinnati, OH, November 17th to November 19th A little history on Tri-State Leather weekend: Starting in 2011, the Tri-State area (Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana) has come together and held the Mr. Tri-State Leather Contest. The title was awarded to Danny. In 2013, the first Mr Tri-State Rubber title was awarded to Ben. In 2014,…
CINCINNATI — A transgender teen is suing his parents to be allowed to start transition therapy. His parents are insisting he go into “Christian-based” therapy and deny he’s transgender. Cincinnati.com reported on Wednesday that a Hamilton County, Ohio judge will be deciding the issue. The parents are refusing to let the 16-year-old, who has not…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — GCJ University Presents – The Real World: Everyday Polyamory with Sarah Sloane. The Real World: Everyday Polyamory There are tons of websites, articles, and books that explain what polyamory is and how wonderful it can be – but they don’t dig into the nitty gritty details of how it works. So let’s…
COLUMBUS — Media reports on Monday have said that Wes Goodman, a GOP state representative who resigned after being caught with another man, harassed and pursued gay men when he worked in Washington. From cleveland.com: The married, 33-year-old was elected to the 87th district seat in 2016 after working for the Conservative Action Project, a…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State Rep. Wes Goodman resigned this week after being given evidence he had “inappropriate conduct” with another man in his office, according to local media.
The Columbus Dispatch reported that Goodman was known for his “his faith and conservative values.”
CLEVELAND — As part of this years’ Transgender Day of Remembrance, LGBT Cleveland Community Center and Margie’s Hope present a free community screening of the Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson. The film centers on the unresolved death of Marsha P Johnson, a transgender rights pioneer, as well as the issue of anti-transgender violence…
CLEVELAND — Come join us on Sunday, November 5th from 2-5PM for a class on Ground Work w/YourBotanist. EVENT LINK Description: Ground Control to Major Tom – WTF Do I Do on the Ground? You have learned the complicated single column ties… double column ties… chest harnesses, futomomos, arm binders…but what next? Suspension might be…
CLEVELAND — A flier encouraging LGBTQ students to kill themselves was found Monday at the main classroom building of Cleveland State University, local media reported. From News 5 Cleveland: The flier depicts an illustration of a man with a rope tied around his neck. It also gives statistics of what it claims are suicide rates among…
CLEVELAND — Join OhioSMART on Saturday, October 21, 2017, 7:15 PM – 2:00 AM for our monthly educational night! This month, we’re delving into intimidation– and you don’t have to be the Incredible Hulk to pull it off, though this will be our annual Halloween celebration as well… Don’t miss Halloween pictures in the cube…
