Monthly Archives: December 2010

Ohio House inaugurates lesbian representative

The Ohio House of Representatives inaugurated its first openly lesbian member Tuesday. Nickie Antonio, a Democrat and former Lakewood city councilwoman, ran unopposed for state representative of Ohio District 13. She will serve the western suburbs of Cleveland and Akron.

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Action alert: Stop proposed Ohio abortion ban

Ohio state Rep. Lorraine Fende is planning to introduce legislation to ban all abortions for women after 22 weeks, before the time a woman carrying a planned for and/or wanted pregnancy could find out if she faces complications or a … Continue reading

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Genderf*ck crayons

GenderBloc, a queer activist group at the University of Cincinnati focusing on transgender and genderqueer activism, has an awesome gender-blending logo: An art student and member of the group cast a mold of the logo, melted wax and created genderf*ck … Continue reading

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University of Cincinnati celebrates World AIDS Day

The University of Cincinnati community, including GenderBloc and the Wellness Center, observed World AIDS Day by creating an AIDS memorial quilt and displaying it in Tangeman University Center. Near the display, volunteers educated students, faculty and staff about preventing HIV … Continue reading

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Watch: Ohio senator stands up for bullied LGBT students

Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio democrat, took to the Senate floor to make a video for the It Gets Better Project. He details the experience of a Cleveland-area student who was assaulted with a hammer at school because he is … Continue reading

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