The Buckeye Flame

1 week ago | thebuckeyeflame.com | Ben Jodway

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors in a 6-3 decision on Wednesday. Organizations around Ohio that support transgender rights condemned the ruling, with many calling it discriminatory and inconsistent with the Court’s Title IX ruling in 2020. According to the Associated Press, Chief Justice John Roberts said in the majority opinion that Tennessee’s law does not violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause. The decision on U.S. v.

1 week ago | thebuckeyeflame.com | Drew Filipski

What is the city of Sandusky, exactly? It’s not quite urban, not fully suburban, and definitely not rural, yet it carries hints of all three. Perched along the shores of Lake Erie, Sandusky has the breezy charm of a resort town and is best known as the home of the “Roller Coaster Capital of the World,” Cedar Point. It resists easy categorization, and maybe that’s part of its appeal for the tourists who pass through and for LGBTQ+ Ohioans who feel a kinship to this lack of definition.

1 week ago | thebuckeyeflame.com | Ben Jodway

Two years ago, Wadsworth, Ohio, saw armed Nazis descend on a drag storytelling hour. Now, the small Medina County town will see its first out nonbinary candidate on the November ballot. Angela “Gie” May is running for the Ward 4 seat on Wadsworth City Council. It’s their first run for office, but they have been a presence in the town’s politics for some time and have volunteered with multiple organizations such as Medina County Parks.

2 weeks ago | thebuckeyeflame.com | Ben Jodway

A board of education located between Toledo and Cleveland in rural Huron County threatened not to renew an award-winning choir director’s contract because he is engaged to a transgender man. South Central Local Schools Board of Education members resigned throughout the controversy around Alexander Kuhn, the 5th-12th grade choir director. By the time contract renewals ended, over half of the school board consisted of temporary replacement positions.

3 weeks ago | thebuckeyeflame.com | Ben Jodway

Pride celebrations in Columbus and Cleveland pull tens of thousands of attendees from across Ohio, but smaller, more rural Stark County seeks to bring just as much joy and resilience to its LGBTQ+ celebration. Stark Pride will be held rain or shine on Saturday June 14, with the walk stepping off from the Cultural Center for the Arts on Market Ave in Canton.