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  • Marriage Equality Fear Mongering & Disappearing Queer Data

    Marriage Equality Fear Mongering & Disappearing Queer Data
    2025/08/20
    We have to talk about Kim Davis and marriage equality – how much should we be worried? Is the media coverage fearmongering – what does the data say about it? Yet another report from the Trump Administration appears to have scrubbed LGBTQ+ data – what’s missing? Native leaders are pushing back on gender-affirming care restrictions for tribal citizens – what does this pushback look like? Joining us to discuss these stories and more: Data and Technology Reporter for The 19th, Jasmine Mithani Communications Lead and Spokesperson for the U.S. PLHIV Caucus, host of the HIV Unmuted Podcast, and Managing Editor at The Sero Project, Juan Micheal Porter II. Senior staff writer for The Buckeye Flame, HL Comeriato Keep up with The Buckeye Flame online: Website: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebuckeyeflame/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebuckeyeflame.com Support for This News is So Gay comes from the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, leveraging philanthropy to empower LGBTQ+ communities.
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    37 分
  • Conversion Therapy Headlines & the Queer Loss of Public Broadcasting

    Conversion Therapy Headlines & the Queer Loss of Public Broadcasting
    2025/08/13
    Conversion therapy is in the news all over the place – what’s the latest? A class action suit has been filed on behalf of incarcerated trans people who are being forced to detransition. What are they experiencing? And the homophobic sermon gone viral from the Sure Baptist Church in Indiana still has legs – why are we still talking about it? Joining us to discuss these stories and more: Reporter for The Ohio Capital Journal, Susan Tebben Training Director at Investigative Reporters and Editors, Adam Rhodes. Digital editor for Indiana Public Broadcasting, Lauren Chapman. Keep up with The Buckeye Flame online: Website: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebuckeyeflame/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebuckeyeflame.com Support for This News is So Gay comes from the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, leveraging philanthropy to empower LGBTQ+ communities.
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    42 分
  • Spotlighting LGBTQ+ Immigration Issues & a New Washington Memo Only Benefits… Straight White Men?

    Spotlighting LGBTQ+ Immigration Issues & a New Washington Memo Only Benefits… Straight White Men?
    2025/08/06
    In an effort to preserve gender-affirming care, sixteen states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. A new report highlights the intersection of the LGBTQ+ community and immigration enforcement in Los Angeles County that has massive implications for policy effects nationwide. The latest memo out of Washington appears to be written solely to benefit white men; and we’ll be covering its contents and drill down on its local area effects. Joining us this week to discuss these stories and more: Reporter for HuffPost covering LGBTQ+ rights, Lil Kalish Religion and culture reporter at Fresnoland and a corps member for Report for America, Gisselle Medina Contributing editor for The New Republic, editorial board member at NY Daily News, and co-founder of the weekly immigration policy newsletter BORDER/LINES, Felipe De La Hoz Keep up with The Buckeye Flame online: Website: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebuckeyeflame/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebuckeyeflame.com Support for This News is So Gay comes from the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, leveraging philanthropy to empower LGBTQ+ communities.
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    43 分
  • Continued Assaults on Queer History & the LGBTQ+ Exhibit You Won’t See at the Smithsonian

    Continued Assaults on Queer History & the LGBTQ+ Exhibit You Won’t See at the Smithsonian
    2025/07/30
    Amy Sherald cancelled her art exhibit at the Smithsonian after the Smithsonian tried to remove one of the paintings. According to a new report, an alarming number of trans people live in a state with a policy that restricts bathroom access and the Trump administration is actively taking action against states regarding it. On top of all that, Kim Davis is back in the news – why??? Joining us this week to discuss these topics and many more are: Staff writer for The Buckeye Flame, via Report for America, Ben Jodway Founder of Three Plus One Media, thought leader, advocate and curator of The Colored Section substack, Zackory Kirk Writer, travel expert, former CEO of Pride Media, and currently the Executive director of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, Diane Anderson-Minshall Keep up with The Buckeye Flame online: Website: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebuckeyeflame/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebuckeyeflame.com Support for This News is So Gay comes from the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, leveraging philanthropy to empower LGBTQ+ communities.
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    44 分
  • A Controversial Op-Ed, Continued LGBTQ+ Cuts & Finding Queer Joy

    A Controversial Op-Ed, Continued LGBTQ+ Cuts & Finding Queer Joy
    2025/07/23
    A New York Times op-ed from a conservative white gay commentator has stirred up some reactions – what is the fuss all about? The Trump administration’s LGBTQ+ related cuts just keep coming. What’s the latest and how might it affect you? California governor Gavin Newsom continues his right-wing media tour. What problematic thing has he said now? And queer joy – why is it important and where are we finding it lately? Joining us this week to talk about those stories and more are: Co-founder and staff writer at The Athens County Independent, Dani Kington Editor-in-chief of The Advocate, Alex Cooper Founder and executive editor of the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, Albert Serna Jr. Keep up with The Buckeye Flame online: Website: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebuckeyeflame/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebuckeyeflame.com Support for This News is So Gay comes from the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, leveraging philanthropy to empower LGBTQ+ communities. This News is So Gay is a production with Evergreen Podcasts.
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    39 分
  • A Shift in LGBTQ+ College Support, An Unhinged Sermon and WNBA Expansion Excitement

    A Shift in LGBTQ+ College Support, An Unhinged Sermon and WNBA Expansion Excitement
    2025/07/16
    LGBTQ+ college students might be on summer break, but how are their universities changing support services while they are gone? A pastor in Indiana recently gave a sermon that went all kinds of viral – just how far from “love thy neighbor” did his words stray? The WNBA has announced they’re expanding to three new cities – it’s a big deal for queer representation and fans! And legislation around trans athletes that didn’t go horribly… is that even possible? Joining us this week to talk about those stories and more are: Freelance editor and writer, and former editor of the Philadelphia Gay News, Jason Villemez Managing Editor of Windy City Times, Jake Wittich Digital Editor for Indiana Public Broadcasting, Lauren Chapman Play “Indiana’s Legislative Trail” at https://ipbs.org/projects/indianalegislativetrail/intro.html Keep up with The Buckeye Flame online: Website: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebuckeyeflame/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebuckeyeflame.com Support for This News is So Gay comes from the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, leveraging philanthropy to empower LGBTQ+ communities.
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    39 分
  • The Anything But Beautiful Bill, LGBTQ+ Funding Woes & Dumb Ohio Bills

    The Anything But Beautiful Bill, LGBTQ+ Funding Woes & Dumb Ohio Bills
    2025/07/09
    President Trump may be calling it a “Big Beautiful Bill”, but LGBTQ+ advocates are saying the budget is anything but. What could this legislation mean for our community? The state of Virginia is rolling back protections against the discredited and harmful practice of conversion therapy. What does this mean for minors there? It looks like the Supreme Court will be wading into whether the handful of trans athletes in the country will still be able to compete. What can we expect judicially? Joining us this week to talk about those stories and so much more are: Managing director of News is Out, Dana Piccoli Editor-in-Chief of the Ohio Capital Journal, David DeWitt. Communications Lead and Spokesperson for the U.S. PLHIV Caucus and the host of the HIV Unmuted Podcast, Juan Micheal Porter II. Keep up with The Buckeye Flame online: Website: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebuckeyeflame/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebuckeyeflame.com Support for This News is So Gay comes from the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, leveraging philanthropy to empower LGBTQ+ communities.
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    45 分
  • LGBTQ+ Healthcare Access, Supreme Court Rulings, and 10 Years of Marriage Equality

    LGBTQ+ Healthcare Access, Supreme Court Rulings, and 10 Years of Marriage Equality
    2025/07/02
    The Supreme Court issued a slew of rulings last week, with some LGBTQ+-related decisions that experts believe will have far reaching effects for our community. So how is life going to change? Pride Month has officially come to a close and many LGBTQ+ advocates said that Pride 2025 needed to look different… but did it? Marriage equality is officially ten years old. But some LGBTQ+ folks say it is far from settled law. What’s on the horizon? And some recent White House press conferences definitely had some… strong language in them. Joining us this week to talk about those stories and more are: LGBTQ+ Reporter for The 19th, Orion Rummler Executive Director of Queer Kentucky, Missy Spears Editor-in-chief and founder of LOOKOUT, Arizona’s statewide LGBTQ+ publication, Joseph Darius Jaafari Keep up with The Buckeye Flame online: Website: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebuckeyeflame/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebuckeyeflame.com Support for This News is So Gay comes from the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, leveraging philanthropy to empower LGBTQ+ communities.
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    43 分