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Launched in June of 2020 as a 501c3 nonprofit newsroom, The Buckeye Flame is filling the lack of a statewide LGBTQ+ news and views platform in Ohio.
Obituary Archives – The Buckeye Flame
6 days ago · Erika Renee Varvara was a beloved parent, sibling, and friend who brought light, wisdom, and joy to all who knew her. Her legacy of love, compassion, and curiosity will continue to inspire and connect those whose lives she touched.
Obituaries – The Buckeye Flame
Honoring Our Community At The Buckeye Flame, we are honored to provide a dedicated space to commemorate the lives of our cherished community members. Here, we offer a free space for friends, family, and neighbors to celebrate the stories and legacies of those who have passed. If you would like to submit an obituary for […]
Rural Ohioan becomes the state’s first out trans city councilperson
1 day ago · A small Ohio town in Auglaize County, near Indiana, will soon have its first out transgender council member–and she is thought to be the first transgender councilperson ever in the entire state. Arienne Childrey will join the city council of …
Obituaries Archives – The Buckeye Flame
Oct 10, 2024 · The Buckeye Flame amplifies the voices of LGBTQ+ Ohioans to support community and civic empowerment through the creation of engaging content that chronicles our triumphs, struggles, and lived experiences.
In Ohio, a queer dance party is redefining community and it's PERF
2 days ago · A flurry of partygoers, clad in their Saturday best, ascend onto the dancefloor. Music surges from the DJ decks—an altar at the room’s core. The relentless rhythm binds the crowd in a collective, hypnotic urgency to fully exist in the moment. Under a …
All Stories - The Buckeye Flame
Oct 22, 2024 · The Buckeye Flame amplifies the voices of LGBTQ+ Ohioans to support community and civic empowerment through the creation of engaging content that chronicles our triumphs, struggles, and lived experiences.
Orgs, leaders publish open letter to Ohio's LGBTQ+ community
Dec 13, 2024 · A group of over 140 organizations, businesses and leaders published a letter to Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community on Friday to deliver a message of solidarity, affirmation and commitment to action. “In a time when hateful rhetoric, threats, and actual acts of infiltrating legal policy aim to diminish our humanity, know that your truth, courage, existence, resistance, joy, and rest are revolutionary ...
It's The Buckeye Flame's 4th birthday and we've got a surprise.
Nov 29, 2024 · In just a few days, The Buckeye Flame will celebrate our fourth birthday, which gave me an excuse to go back and read what I penned in 2020 when we launched: This is the perfect time for The Buckeye Flame to ignite and serve its purpose: to shine a light on our LGBTQ+ lives, to (symbolically!) burn down the systems that neither serve nor represent us and to provide a spark to stir the activism ...
Queer Joy Archives – The Buckeye Flame
Dec 30, 2024 · The Buckeye Flame amplifies the voices of LGBTQ+ Ohioans to support community and civic empowerment through the creation of engaging content that chronicles our triumphs, struggles, and lived experiences.