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Tag Archives: Columbus
Equality Ohio Leadership Summit – March 3
Please join Equality Ohio for the 8th Annual Leadership Summit on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 11am – 3pm. The event will take place at First Congregational Church UCC, located at 444 E. Broad St, Columbus, Ohio. We look forward to hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Gay Marriage, Lecture, LGBT News, LGBT Organizations, Meetings, Politics, Special Events
Tagged Columbus, discrimination, Equality Ohio, gay marriage, gay rights, politics, special event
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Ann Arbor, Columbus named to “Most Lesbianish Cities List”
Inspired by the recent onslaught of “Gayest City in America” lists (some of which with questionable criteria…”number of nude yoga classes”…really?), lesbian website Jezebel.com has put together their own version. They pulled together a list of “The 21 Most Lesbianish … Continue reading
Columbus couple’s home vandalized with anti-gay slurs
David Koch and his partner of 25 years awoke, after a heated condo association meeting the night before to the words “Move or Die F***” and “Die F***” spray painted in bright yellow paint on the front of their northeast … Continue reading
Chilicothe student gets 90-days in juvenile detention for beating gay teen
Back in October, Union-Scioto High School student Zach Huston was attacked and beaten inside a classroom for being gay. The encounter was videotaped and quickly went viral. Now the attacker, 15-year-old Levi Sever, has been sentenced to 90 days in … Continue reading
Posted in Education, LGBT News
Tagged bullying, Columbus, Education, hate crimes, youth
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Ohio judge doesn’t believe in same-sex domestic violence
According to the Columbus Dispatch, some cases of domestic violence between same-sex couples are being ignored based on Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage. One of these instances is the case James DeHaven. In 2003, he sought a protection order against … Continue reading
Columbus named the NewNowNext Travel Destination
TripOut travel has named Columbus, Ohio as the NewNowNext Travel Destination of 2011 for gay travelers. Earlier in the year, a group of professional travel writers were asked to nominate cities in 10 different categories. The nominees were then posted … Continue reading
Over 80,000 sign petition asking Ohio school to protect LGBT students
After a Chilicothe high school student was savagely beaten inside a classroom for being gay, Bret Thompson of Columbus started a Change.org petition demanding that the school district do more to protect LGBT students. Just a few weeks after starting the … Continue reading
Central Ohio couple’s home vandalized with anti-gay graffiti
A gay couple in the Columbus suburb of Grove City awoke Wednesday morning to find an anti-gay slur painted on their garage door, house and fence. David Robins and his partner Michael have reported the crime to police, who are … Continue reading
Equality Ohio’s Lee Reinhart is one of the first to re-enlist post-DADT
Nine years ago, Lee Reinhart was discharged from the U.S. Coast Guard under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” On Monday, he became one of the first of over 14,000 servicemembers discharged under DADT to officially re-enlist. At a ceremony in his … Continue reading
Columbus’ Linda Harvey warns parents about LGBT hospital staff
Columbus-based anti-gay activist Linda Harvey is at it again, and this time she is warning parents about the dangers of allowing their children to be treated by LGBT medical staff. Harvey claimed on her Mission America radio show that if … Continue reading
Ohio Christian school pulls mans alumni profile for being gay
David Emerson’s profile appeared on his high school’s website for several years, showcasing him as a success story of Delaware Christian school. The Columbus DJ and radio producer is also an openly gay man. When school officials learned of Emerson’s … Continue reading
Posted in Education, LGBT News, Religion
Tagged Columbus, discrimination, Education, religion
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OSU athlete comes out to his team on MTV special
In honor of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, MTV aired a one-hour special called Coming Out, which ”weaves together the personal journeys of Rachael, a 21 year-old lesbian living in Sacramento, CA, coming out to her estranged father; and … Continue reading
Ohio Lesbian Festival – Sept. 9-11
Make the Ohio Lesbian / Womyn’s Festival your new summer tradition. Womyn, music, camping, shopping, workshops, dance, food, vendors, community and fun! The final plans are coming together for the 22nd Annual Ohio Lesbian Womyn’s Festival. As always, the Festival … Continue reading
Posted in Concert, Dancing, Festivals, Meetings, Music, Special Events
Tagged Columbus, Entertainment, Lesbian, Music, special event, volunteers
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Linda Harvey says there’s no such thing as gay people
As a follow up to last week’s radio broadcast calling for the closure of gay bars to stop the spread of STDs and calling GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) a “radical homosexual group,” Columbus’ Linda Harvey is denying … Continue reading
Linda Harvey calls out GLSEN, recommends closing gay bars to end HIV and syphilis
Columbus, Ohio-based Linda Harvey, founder of the “pro-family” Mission America, recently discussed the “Bad News for Homosexual Health” in a broadcast for WRFD 880AM. Citing rightfully alarming statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on an increase in rates of … Continue reading