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December 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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We have 5(!) pairs of tickets to give away to this show on MONDAY in Akron. Head on over to our Instagram to enter right now! LINK IN FIRST COMMENT!
December 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We have 5(!) pairs of tickets to give away to this show on MONDAY in Akron. Head on over to our Instagram to enter right now! LINK IN FIRST COMMENT!
STAYING INSIDE TODAY? Then listen to this week's ALL NEW episode of THIS NEWS IS SO GAY!
Amazing conversation, absurd hilarity and some national LGBTQ+ news stories about which you just might not have heard!
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Amazing conversation, absurd hilarity and some national LGBTQ+ news stories about which you just might not have heard!
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December 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
STAYING INSIDE TODAY? Then listen to this week's ALL NEW episode of THIS NEWS IS SO GAY!
Amazing conversation, absurd hilarity and some national LGBTQ+ news stories about which you just might not have heard!
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Amazing conversation, absurd hilarity and some national LGBTQ+ news stories about which you just might not have heard!
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Seriously: THANK YOU. We have reached our NewsMatch goal WITH YOUR SUPPORT.
December 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Seriously: THANK YOU. We have reached our NewsMatch goal WITH YOUR SUPPORT.
We are 98%(!) towards our NewsMatch goal. Can you help get us across the finish line?!
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December 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We are 98%(!) towards our NewsMatch goal. Can you help get us across the finish line?!
All monthly recurring donations are counted x12!
DONATE LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
All monthly recurring donations are counted x12!
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One Last Push: The Greater Mahoning Valley LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment Needs Your Response.
The survey closes on Dec. 31 and responses are needed to help shape the future of LGBTQ+ services in Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties.
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The survey closes on Dec. 31 and responses are needed to help shape the future of LGBTQ+ services in Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
One Last Push: The Greater Mahoning Valley LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment Needs Your Response.
The survey closes on Dec. 31 and responses are needed to help shape the future of LGBTQ+ services in Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties.
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The survey closes on Dec. 31 and responses are needed to help shape the future of LGBTQ+ services in Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties.
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NEW EPISODE OF This News is So Gay!
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Link in first comment.
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
NEW EPISODE OF This News is So Gay!
Link in first comment.
Link in first comment.
‘You Matter. Period.’ Inside an Ohio Clinic Making Sexual and Mental Health Work Together for LGBTQ+ Patients.
Neighborhood Family Practice uses trauma-informed therapy & sexual-health integration to help LGBTQ+ patients unlearn shame, rebuild trust & reclaim their bodies.
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Neighborhood Family Practice uses trauma-informed therapy & sexual-health integration to help LGBTQ+ patients unlearn shame, rebuild trust & reclaim their bodies.
LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
December 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
‘You Matter. Period.’ Inside an Ohio Clinic Making Sexual and Mental Health Work Together for LGBTQ+ Patients.
Neighborhood Family Practice uses trauma-informed therapy & sexual-health integration to help LGBTQ+ patients unlearn shame, rebuild trust & reclaim their bodies.
LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
Neighborhood Family Practice uses trauma-informed therapy & sexual-health integration to help LGBTQ+ patients unlearn shame, rebuild trust & reclaim their bodies.
LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
SHOPPING FOR GOOD! Check out our new (and amazing!) merch and support Ohio's LGBTQ+ newsroom with every purchase!
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December 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
SHOPPING FOR GOOD! Check out our new (and amazing!) merch and support Ohio's LGBTQ+ newsroom with every purchase!
MERCH LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
MERCH LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
With Studio West 117’s sudden closure announcement, LGBTQ+ orgs scramble to find alternative plans.
From food pantry distribution to dodgeball leagues to monthly meeting space, many LGBTQ+ groups now have to pivot their plans.
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From food pantry distribution to dodgeball leagues to monthly meeting space, many LGBTQ+ groups now have to pivot their plans.
LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
December 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
With Studio West 117’s sudden closure announcement, LGBTQ+ orgs scramble to find alternative plans.
From food pantry distribution to dodgeball leagues to monthly meeting space, many LGBTQ+ groups now have to pivot their plans.
LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
From food pantry distribution to dodgeball leagues to monthly meeting space, many LGBTQ+ groups now have to pivot their plans.
LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
WHOA! - We now stand at 88% of year-end fundraising goal, where every dollar up to $15K is DOUBLED for our scrappy queer nonprofit newsroom. Can you help us cross the finish line on this #GivingTuesday?!
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December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
WHOA! - We now stand at 88% of year-end fundraising goal, where every dollar up to $15K is DOUBLED for our scrappy queer nonprofit newsroom. Can you help us cross the finish line on this #GivingTuesday?!
DONATE LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
DONATE LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
Studio West 117 in Cleveland to close this month
In a May 2023 Scene feature, Studio West got a barrel of mixed reactions from community members and its own employees just a year into operation. One called their experience “constant chaos.”
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In a May 2023 Scene feature, Studio West got a barrel of mixed reactions from community members and its own employees just a year into operation. One called their experience “constant chaos.”
LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Studio West 117 in Cleveland to close this month
In a May 2023 Scene feature, Studio West got a barrel of mixed reactions from community members and its own employees just a year into operation. One called their experience “constant chaos.”
LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
In a May 2023 Scene feature, Studio West got a barrel of mixed reactions from community members and its own employees just a year into operation. One called their experience “constant chaos.”
LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.
It's #GIVINGTUESDAY! The Buckeye Flame is 75% to our year end goal but we NEED YOUR HELP in crossing the finish line. And every donation is DOUBLED right now.
Please help sustain Ohio's scrappy queer nonprofit newsroom! Donate link in the first comment.
Please help sustain Ohio's scrappy queer nonprofit newsroom! Donate link in the first comment.
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's #GIVINGTUESDAY! The Buckeye Flame is 75% to our year end goal but we NEED YOUR HELP in crossing the finish line. And every donation is DOUBLED right now.
Please help sustain Ohio's scrappy queer nonprofit newsroom! Donate link in the first comment.
Please help sustain Ohio's scrappy queer nonprofit newsroom! Donate link in the first comment.
In Ohio, there are six laws on the books that criminalize living with HIV. And they are actually being ENFORCED. Here is another story of an Ohioan arrested under one of those laws. Read more at the link in the first comment.
#WorldAIDSDay
#WorldAIDSDay
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
In Ohio, there are six laws on the books that criminalize living with HIV. And they are actually being ENFORCED. Here is another story of an Ohioan arrested under one of those laws. Read more at the link in the first comment.
#WorldAIDSDay
#WorldAIDSDay
In Ohio, there are six laws on the books that criminalize living with HIV. And they are actually being ENFORCED. Take a minute on #WorldAIDSDay to read about the experience of one Ohioan imprisoned under one of these laws.
Read more at the link in the first comment.
Read more at the link in the first comment.
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In Ohio, there are six laws on the books that criminalize living with HIV. And they are actually being ENFORCED. Take a minute on #WorldAIDSDay to read about the experience of one Ohioan imprisoned under one of these laws.
Read more at the link in the first comment.
Read more at the link in the first comment.
Here on #WorldAIDSDay, know that there are Ohio champions fighting hard to maintain HIV/AIDS funding and services. Read more at the link in the first comment.
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Here on #WorldAIDSDay, know that there are Ohio champions fighting hard to maintain HIV/AIDS funding and services. Read more at the link in the first comment.
What happens when you let LGBTQ+ elders GO OFF? That's one of the many stories we covered on this week's episode of This News is So Gay. Listen in today!
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November 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
What happens when you let LGBTQ+ elders GO OFF? That's one of the many stories we covered on this week's episode of This News is So Gay. Listen in today!
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NEW EPISODE ALERT! - This News is So Gay is an amazing listen this week! Check it out!
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November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NEW EPISODE ALERT! - This News is So Gay is an amazing listen this week! Check it out!
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This week's episode of This News is So Gay is a MUST-LISTEN as we explore the line between activism and journalism. Go listen in today!
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November 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This week's episode of This News is So Gay is a MUST-LISTEN as we explore the line between activism and journalism. Go listen in today!
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Definitely check out this week’s episode of This News is So Gay!
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November 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Definitely check out this week’s episode of This News is So Gay!
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#podcast #podcastlife
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#podcast #podcastlife
TODAY STARTS NEWSMATCH! - This is the biggest opportunity of the year to help ensure the sustainability of Ohio's only LGBTQ+ newsroom. We need your fire (and support)!
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
TODAY STARTS NEWSMATCH! - This is the biggest opportunity of the year to help ensure the sustainability of Ohio's only LGBTQ+ newsroom. We need your fire (and support)!
Go listen to this week's episode of This News is So Gay! We're talking all about the experience of queer elders and about the elimination of NBC OUT.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Go listen to this week's episode of This News is So Gay! We're talking all about the experience of queer elders and about the elimination of NBC OUT.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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TICKET GIVEAWAY over on our Instagram to win tickets to the ABBA show next week in Akron.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
TICKET GIVEAWAY over on our Instagram to win tickets to the ABBA show next week in Akron.
www.instagram.com/p/DP63m2BkQ6o/
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