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H.L. Comeriato
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Journalist. Covering LGBTQ+ Ohio for @thebuckeyeflame.com. Call me H. Just the letter. Tips and tricks to [email protected] 💌
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there’s still some good queer news out there folks!
December 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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INCREDIBLE STORY: Rural Ohio trans candidate nearly drops out of race after being targeted online, wins seat in Republican stronghold.

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Rural Ohio trans candidate nearly drops out of race after being targeted online, wins seat in Republican stronghold
Amy Heutmaker pledges to heal political divide in her rural Ohio township
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December 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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An out nonbinary candidate just won a seat in their ruby-red Ohio town by 13 votes. They didn’t believe it, either.

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An out nonbinary candidate just won a seat in their ruby-red Ohio town by 13 votes. They didn’t believe it, either.
Gie May thought their race would help show Wadsworth that other candidates existed besides Republicans. Turns out, voters wanted more than that.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Ohio Attorney General weighs in on City Club of Cleveland’s decision to host anti-LGBTQ+ hate group.

City Club CEO tells conservative outlet: ‘We’re not canceling.’

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Ohio Attorney General weighs in on City Club of Cleveland’s decision to host anti-LGBTQ+ hate group
City Club CEO tells conservative outlet: 'We're not canceling.'
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December 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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THE LATEST: Ohio LGBTQ+ leaders pen open letter denouncing City Club of Cleveland after forum books anti-LGBTQ+ hate group.

The hate group also responded.

LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.

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Ohio LGBTQ+ leaders pen open letter denouncing City Club of Cleveland after forum books anti-LGBTQ+ hate group
Historic free speech forum to host hate group president; LGBTQ+ leaders and hate group respond.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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NEW EPISODE! - This News is So Gay (12/10/25): LGBTQ+ Tech Drama & More on Trump’s ‘Cancelation’ of World AIDS Day.

Featuring: H.L. Comeriato (The Buckeye Flame), Juan Michael Porter II (The Sero Project) and Jasmine Mithani (The 19th).

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This News is So Gay (12/10/25): LGBTQ+ Tech Drama & More on Trump’s ‘Cancelation’ of World AIDS Day
Featuring: H.L. Comeriato (The Buckeye Flame), Juan Michael Porter II (The Sero Project) and Jasmine Mithani (The 19th).
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December 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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‘I witnessed evil’: Anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups support Ohio’s public drag ban.

Ohio’s proposed drag ban received its second hearing Wednesday before members of the House Judiciary Committee.

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‘I witnessed evil’: Anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups support Ohio’s public drag ban
Bill banning public drag performances also targets transgender Ohioans who use public locker rooms
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October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Ohio Republicans want to end emergency mental health services for minors in latest push for ‘parental rights.’

Eliminating access to temporary mental health care program for minors could place Ohio’s LGBTQ+ youth at risk.

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Ohio Republicans want to end emergency mental health services for minors in latest push for ‘parental rights’
Eliminating access to temporary mental health care program for minors could place Ohio's LGBTQ+ youth at risk.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Sweet Spot revives Ohio’s underground party scene with the weirdest sapphic rave of the decade.

Cleveland’s only sapphic rave injects a decades-old party scene with something ‘new and fresh and weird.’

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Sweet Spot revives Ohio's underground party scene with the weirdest sapphic rave of the decade
Cleveland's only sapphic rave injects a decades-old party scene with something 'new and fresh and weird.'
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October 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Dayton Metro Library hosts free transgender history summit on October 4.

‘Don’t struggle alone in despair. Let’s strive together. Come fill your cup with hope and community.’

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Dayton Metro Library hosts upcoming free transgender history summit
‘Don’t struggle alone in despair. Let's strive together. Come fill your cup with hope and community.’
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September 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Reviving Gay Fad Studios: How an LGBTQ+ couple created a midcentury glass destination in central Ohio.

‘This is so much more than a business for us. It’s about being bold and dreaming big.’

✏️ @hcomeriato.bsky.social penning an INCREDIBLE read.
Reviving Gay Fad Studios: How an LGBTQ+ couple created a midcentury glass destination in central Ohio
In 2022, husbands Dave and Jason Annecy re-opened Gay Fad Studios in the spirit of the Ohio glass company’s innovative founder, Fran Taylor.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Two Ohio LGBTQ+ elected officials targeted online after Charlie Kirk’s death.

The two office-holders experienced online harassment and a death threat leading to an FBI arrest.

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Two Ohio LGBTQ+ elected officials targeted online after Charlie Kirk’s death
The two office-holders experienced online harassment and a death threat leading to an FBI arrest.
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September 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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A new bipartisan bill seeks to reinstate the national suicide hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth that Trump cut.

This is an especially vulnerable group who are now without specialized 988 services at a time when they need it most.
Bipartisan bill seeks to reinstate national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth
In July, Trump cut LGBTQ+ youth services for 988, the suicide crisis hotline. It has been a devastating blow, advocates say.
19thnews.org
September 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Stepped outside of my comfort zone to write this story about a really cool group of players in a military simulation video game! Absolute pleasure to work with @aftermath.site and @rcmacleod.bsky.social.

Please give it a read!
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Arma can be a boys club, but this trans women-only platoon aims to change that
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A Halo mod for Arma 3
September 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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NEW EPISODE! This News is So Gay (8/20/25): Marriage Equality Fearmongering & Disappearing Queer Data.

Featuring: @jazzmyth.bsky.social (@19thnews.org), @juanmichaelii.bsky.social (The Sero Project) and @hcomeriato.bsky.social (The Buckeye Flame)

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This News is So Gay (8/20/25): Marriage Equality Fearmongering & Disappearing Queer Data
Featuring: Jasmine Mithani (The 19th), Juan Michael Porter II (The Sero Project) and H.L. Comeriato (The Buckeye Flame)
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August 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Hap-brie Sunday! We're so grate-ful that you sharp folks lived life on the wedge this week and ate up this gouda story!

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How Ohio's viral lesbian cheesemonger is changing the industry one wheel at a time
‘I just love introducing people to that one cheese that ends up being their gateway cheese into this world.’
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August 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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FDA approves new injectable HIV medication amid cuts to federal AIDS programs.

Injection administered every six months will protect Ohioans from contracting HIV.

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FDA approves new injectable HIV medication amid cuts to federal AIDS programs
Injection administered every six months will protect Ohioans from contracting HIV
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July 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Cleveland welcomes new WNBA franchise team, embraces out LGBTQ+ athletes.

3,000 season tickets sold in the first 30 hours: ‘We’re seeing a whole new audience stepping forward.’

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Cleveland welcomes new WNBA franchise team, embraces out LGBTQ+ athletes
The move marks a new era in women's professional sports – particularly for LGBTQ+ athletes, who had previously been encouraged to remain closeted while in the league.
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July 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Great reporting by my colleague, @hcomeriato.bsky.social.
June 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Local AIDS activists deliver coffins to steps of Cleveland City Hall.

ACT UP Cleveland performs ‘political funeral’ amid federal cuts to HIV/AIDS funding.

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Local AIDS activists deliver coffins to steps of Cleveland City Hall
Members of the AIDS political action group ACT UP delivered coffins to the steps of Cleveland City Hall in the group’s first public demonstration in more than 20 years.
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June 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Experts say rash of Pride flag vandalism across Ohio points to shifting trend in anti-LGBTQ+ violence.

Read all about what anti-LGBTQ+ incidents can tell us about cultural ‘turf wars’ in Ohio and beyond.

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Experts say rash of Pride flag vandalism across Ohio points to shifting trend in anti-LGBTQ+ violence
What anti-LGBTQ+ incidents can tell us about cultural 'turf wars' in Ohio and beyond
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May 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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On April 29, members of the Ohio House General Government Committee heard public testimony on Ohio House Bill (HB) 196, which could force some transgender candidates to out themselves in order to run for public office and could increase challenges to their candidacies.

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Ohio Republicans push for further scrutiny around transgender candidates who have legally changed their names
House Republicans who faced transgender opponents push bill that could make it harder for trans people to run.
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May 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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While this report presents itself as an apolitical “review of evidence and best practices,” it deserves the same scrutiny and careful fact-checking as any government-produced document. Journalists should quote it only with appropriate context and after thorough vetting.
The Trans Journalists Association urges caution in covering the HHS report on gender care
With the recent release of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report on gender-related medical care for trans youth, the Trans Journalists Association urges newsrooms and journalists repor...
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May 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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The actual findings of the new HHS gender-affirming care report don’t really line up with what the agency is saying about it.
Administration condemns gender-affirming care for youth in report that finds “sparse” evidence of harm
The report, from the Department of Health and Human Services, stems from an executive order condemning medical treatment for trans youth.
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May 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Ohio ACT UP chapter meets to discuss ‘shocking’ leaked budget that slashes HIV/AIDS funding.

AIDS advocacy group pushes for strategic plan to keep Ohioans living with HIV on life-saving medications.

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ACT UP Cleveland meets to discuss leaked budget that slashes federal HIV/AIDS funding
AIDS advocacy group ACT UP Cleveland meets to discuss plans to stockpile antiviral medications ahead of proposed federal cuts
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April 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM