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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 4h

NEW EPISODE! - This News is So Gay (10/8/25): Finding Focus in Covering LGBTQ+ News When it Just Keeps Coming

Featuring: @oriion.bsky.social (@19thnews.org), Gisselle Medina (@fresnoland.bsky.social) and Sam Donndelinger (@unclosetedmedia.bsky.social).

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This News is So Gay (10/8/25): Finding Focus in Covering LGBTQ+ News When it Just Keeps Coming

Featuring: Orion Rummler (The 19th), Gisselle Medina (Fresnoland) and Sam Donndelinger (Uncloseted Media).

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 13h

PARTICIPANTS NEEDED! - Groundbreaking survey launches to collect health-related data on LGBTQ+ Ohioans in Columbus and Central Ohio.

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Groundbreaking survey launches to collect health-related data on LGBTQ+ Ohioans in Columbus and Central Ohio

Accurate data on LGTBQ+ communities is scarce, affecting access to services and effective treatment.

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 16h

📣 Celebrate over 100 years of LGBTQ+ media! 🏳️‍🌈 Join us for the 2nd annual Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day on Oct. 8, 2025, during #LGBTQHistoryMonth. TODAY!

Support queer journalism with one tax-deductible donation: givebutter.com/LGBTQequityf....

Let’s keep our stories alive! #LGBTQMediaDay

LGBTQ+ Local Journalism Fund

By Local Media Foundation

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 1d

We are so proud to welcome Liam Strausbaugh to our Board!

Liam is a licensed social worker & works as the Practice Associate at the Ohio chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Liam enjoys using their voice to advocate in support of marginalized & queer communities.

WELCOME, LIAM!

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 1d

Cleveland now has a full-time LGBTQ+ community liaison; one of only a handful in the country.

Carey Gibbons is ready to build connections and create supportive services.

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Cleveland now has a full-time LGBTQ+ community liaison; one of only a handful in the country

Carey Gibbons is ready to build connections and create supportive services

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 2d

Republican lawmakers introduce abuse exemption to Ohio’s anti-LGBTQ+ Parents’ Bill of Rights.

New education bill includes exemption for reporting LGBTQ+ students, eliminates 20 more provisions.

✏️ @hcomeriato.bsky.social

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Republican lawmakers introduce abuse exemption to Ohio’s anti-LGBTQ+ Parents’ Bill of Rights

New education bill includes exemption for reporting LGBTQ+ students, eliminates 20 more provisions

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Dana Piccoli @danapiccoli.com · 2d

If you can’t swing it, consider supporting by signing up for newsletters and actually opening them up and checking them out. Makes a difference. newsisout.com/sign-up-for-... Also check out @thebuckeyeflame.com @lookoutnews.bsky.social & @outsfl.bsky.social directly for their newsletters.

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 2d

Archdiocese of Cincinnati welcomes LGBTQ+ affirming Girl Scouts back to Catholic schools … with conditions.

Previous bishop told the Scouts to leave, disband or join a Christian group because of LGBTQ+-welcoming views.

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Archdiocese of Cincinnati welcomes LGBTQ+ affirming Girl Scouts back to Catholic schools … with conditions

Previous bishop told the Scouts to leave, disband or join a Christian group because of LGBTQ+-welcoming views.

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Carli G. @carlig.bsky.social · 3d

When everything feels like it’s falling apart, look for the helpers.

Also, every business should provide training in trauma informed/responsive care to their employees.

The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 3d

Thirty-one percent of Ohio pharmacies closed between 2021 and 2024, according to a report by the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.

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As pharmacies close, one Ohio clinic is delivering dignity for the LGBTQ+ community

With LGBTQ+ Ohioans facing pharmacy deserts and stigma at the counter, a Cleveland-based health center meets patients at their door.

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 3d

Thirty-one percent of Ohio pharmacies closed between 2021 and 2024, according to a report by the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.

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As pharmacies close, one Ohio clinic is delivering dignity for the LGBTQ+ community

With LGBTQ+ Ohioans facing pharmacy deserts and stigma at the counter, a Cleveland-based health center meets patients at their door.

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 4d

Love this!

The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 4d

A Stage for Everyone: Rise Up Arts Alliance builds safe space in rural Ohio.

‘We are the first organization where they’ve been able to be themselves.’

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A Stage for Everyone: Rise Up Arts Alliance builds safe space in rural Ohio

'We are the first organization where they’ve been able to be themselves.'

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Tsi'ya•Ꮵꮿ @ironriverotter.bsky.social · 4d

this is really nice to hear and very likely one of the only spaces like this in Columbia or Mahoning counties.
Kudos to them.

The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 4d

A Stage for Everyone: Rise Up Arts Alliance builds safe space in rural Ohio.

‘We are the first organization where they’ve been able to be themselves.’

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A Stage for Everyone: Rise Up Arts Alliance builds safe space in rural Ohio

'We are the first organization where they’ve been able to be themselves.'

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 4d

A Stage for Everyone: Rise Up Arts Alliance builds safe space in rural Ohio.

‘We are the first organization where they’ve been able to be themselves.’

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A Stage for Everyone: Rise Up Arts Alliance builds safe space in rural Ohio

'We are the first organization where they’ve been able to be themselves.'

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you, City of Lakewood, for showing Ohioans there are Ohio cities that will stand up for and protect their residents. I hope there's record turnout in support of this policy at the October 6th council meeting. @lakewoodoh.gov

The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 9d

Lakewood drafts first-in-Ohio ‘Gender Freedom Policy’ in response to anti-trans attacks.

Lawmakers aim to provide ‘reassurance and protection’ to transgender residents, families and drag performers.

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Lakewood drafts first-in-Ohio ‘Gender Freedom Policy’ in response to anti-trans attacks

Lawmakers aim to provide ‘reassurance and protection’ to transgender residents, families and drag performers

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 6d

Attention, LGBTQ+ Ohioans: If you’re sexually active, it’s time to learn about PrEP and PEP.

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Attention, LGBTQ+ Ohioans: If you’re sexually active, it’s time to learn about PrEP and PEP.

More than 50% of HIV diagnoses now occur in 48 counties in the United States. Cuyahoga County, home to Cleveland, is one of them.

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 6d

Thank YOU for listening!

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 7d

‘Natural Family Month’ proponents claim heterosexual couples are ‘under attack’.

In third hearing, ‘opting out’ of Mother’s Day emails is called a threat, and Ohio without the bill is compared to Communist Cuba.

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‘Natural Family Month’ proponents claim heterosexual couples are ‘under attack’

In third hearing, 'opting out' of Mother's Day emails is called a threat, and Ohio without the bill is compared to Communist Cuba.

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 7d

NEW EPISODE! - This News is So Gay (10/1/25): Trailblazing and Visioning and Hustling in Queer Journalism.

This week, we chat with media visionary Anna DeShawn. This is SUCH a great listen so tune in!

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This News is So Gay (10/1/25): Trailblazing and Visioning and Hustling in Queer Journalism

On this week's episode, we chat with Anna DeShawn, a media visionary who creates unique spaces for Black and indigenous people of color and for queer and trans people of color.

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Rick @therickshepherd.bsky.social · 8d

#LGBTQ people need to know about this push for #ChristianNationalism in #Ohio @thebuckeyeflame.com thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/09/30/o...

Ohio Republicans just dropped a bill to insert Christianity into public schools. LGBTQ+ communities should be alarmed.

'HB 486 whitewashes history and leaves out queer communities and other faiths.'

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 8d

Ohio Republicans just dropped a bill to insert Christianity into public schools. LGBTQ+ communities should be alarmed.

‘HB 486 whitewashes history and leaves out queer communities and other faiths.’

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Ohio Republicans just dropped a bill to insert Christianity into public schools. LGBTQ+ communities should be alarmed.

'HB 486 whitewashes history and leaves out queer communities and other faiths.'

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 8d

New mental health support group serves as positive resource for LGBTQ+ community in Greater Cincinnati.

The group provides a communal space for young adults to share their mental health challenges, while developing meaningful connections with peers.

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New mental health support group serves as positive resource for Greater Cincinnati LGBTQ+ community

'Groups like this one are so important so that people know they are not alone.'

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 9d

Lakewood drafts first-in-Ohio ‘Gender Freedom Policy’ in response to anti-trans attacks.

Lawmakers aim to provide ‘reassurance and protection’ to transgender residents, families and drag performers.

thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/09/29/l...

Lakewood drafts first-in-Ohio ‘Gender Freedom Policy’ in response to anti-trans attacks

Lawmakers aim to provide ‘reassurance and protection’ to transgender residents, families and drag performers

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 10d

Why one Ohio doctor wants the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate pumpkin spice season with a flu and COVID shot.

Read on for some practical tips to navigate the political barriers you will encounter when trying to get your shots this year.

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Why one Ohio doctor wants the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate pumpkin spice season with a flu and COVID shot

Read on for some practical tips to navigate the political barriers you will encounter when trying to get your shots this year.

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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 MxRMax 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @mxrmax.me · 10d

Taking care of you is taking care of us 💚

“If none of those options seem like an obvious fit for you, I suggest that you might be physically inactive. You didn’t run a marathon today, did you? Neither did I. See, we are physically inactive. My smartwatch said so.”

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Why one Ohio doctor wants the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate pumpkin spice season with a flu and COVID shot

Read on for some practical tips to navigate the political barriers you will encounter when trying to get your shots this year.

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 13d

Barry Schneck (Ken's dad!) is repping The Buckeye Flame with official merch. Have your ordered yours yet?

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