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03 March 2025
Ohio - Columbus students use art to respond to Ohio's transgender bathroom law, Trump policies
13 March 2024
Nebraska - Nebraska governor approves regulations to allow gender-affirming care for minors
Margery A. Beck
Independent
20 July 2023
Conservatives are making the Ohio abortion amendment about trans rights
Barbara Perenic
NBC News
26 April 2023
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Ma Rainey (1886-1939)
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ezs note: This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables. This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive. You can help by adding to the list of notables. In the meantime, enjoy!
01 October 2021
lead story - 'Literally like she just vanished': Family of missing Columbus woman demands answers a month after disappearance
Bryant Sommerville
WBNS
19 August 2021
archive - Cross-Port InnerView - May 1992
To view 'Cross-Port InnerView', go
If you have pamphlets, magazines, zines, posters, scrapbooks, paintings, sculptures, art printings, comix or newspaper clippings and wish to download them to a reputable organization, please see digitaltransgenderarchive.net.
10 August 2021
Ohio - Ohio State LGBTQ, academic, mental health, community, and religious resources
Jessica Langer, Mary Kidwell, Olivia Albert, Jessica Orozco
OSU/The Lantern
05 August 2021
archive - Amazing Double Life of Girl Who Lived for Years as a Man - May 13 1914
To view 'Amazing Double Life of Girl Who Lived for Years as a Man', go
If you have pamphlets, magazines, zines, posters, scrapbooks, paintings, sculptures, art printings, comix or newspaper clippings and wish to download them to a reputable organization, please see digitaltransgenderarchive.net.
Ohio - Ohio Allows Doctors to Deny LGBTQ Health Care on Moral Grounds
22 April 2021
lead story - Kansas governor vetoes ban for transgender school athletes
07 February 2019
Ohio - Discrimination complaints to Ohio Civil Rights Commission up
cleveland.com
12 October 2018
lead story - Columbus Welcomes First Transgender Health Center In Ohio
WXVU
12 September 2016
State school board debates transgender bathroom issue
WHIO
17 April 2016
Columbus to ban most city travel to North Carolina over transgender restroom bill
Columbus Dispatch
16 April 2016
WATCH LIVE: Leelah Alcorn inspires discussion on transgender matters
WLWT
09 April 2016
John Kasich: I would not have signed transgender restroom bill
CBS
11 March 2013
08 March 2013
Now's the time to e-write!
The time for same-sex marriage is near, very near. If you e-mail now, you can put your name on record as being for it.
C'mon, folks. Make history.
Manchester Township, New Jersey - Chris Smith (R) - NJ4
San Jose, California - Mike Honda (D) - CA17
East Hampton, Connecticut - Joe Courtney (D) CT2
East Liverpool, Ohio - Bill Johnson (R) - OH6
Belle Plaine, Minnesota - Collin Peterson (D) - MN7
Angier, North Carolina - Renee Ellmers (R) - NC2
Seal Beach, California - Dana Rohrabacher (R) - CA48
Columbus, Ohio - Pat Tiberi (R) - OH12
San Francisco, California - Nancy Pelosi (D) CA12
Stony Brook, New York - Tim Bishop (D) - NY1
The previous representatives were chosen at random by the Internet. To find out who you are represented by, enter your ZIP code in www.house.gov. In Canada, enter www.parl.gc.ca .
24 November 2012
Once more - it's time!
Zephyrhills, Florida - Richard Nugent (R) - FL5
Moreno Valley, California - Mary Bono Mack (R) - CA45
West Point, Virginia - Richard Wittman (R) - VA1
Dallas, Texas - Pete Sessions (D) - TX32
Mountain View, California - Anna Eshoo (D) - CA14
Kingston, New York - Maurice Hinchey (D) - NY22
Houston, Texas - Al Green (D) - TX9
Columbus, Ohio - Steve Stivers (R) - OH15
Belmar, New Jersey - Frank Pallone (D) - NJ6
Moorestown, New Jersey - Jon Runyan (R) - NJ3
The preceding representatives are random selections from the Internet. To find which representative is yours, go to www.house.gov and enter your five digit ZIP code.