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The Buckeye Flame

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.

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  • 21+ hour agolatest article
  • Aug 18, 2026earliest in window
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thebuckeyeflame.com > 09/09/2026 > author-peyton-june-channels-her-ohio-childhood-into-sci-fi-horror

Author Peyton June channels her Ohio childhood into sci-fi horror novel ‘The Monsters We Made’

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (948+ words) One night, a group of friends gather near Reed’s Farm in Scarberry, Nebraska. Suddenly, bright lights beam from the sky, a low, threatening howl fills the air and a monster attacks teenager Willy Lamb, ripping off part of his shoulder....

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thebuckeyeflame.com > 08/25/2026 > for-nehemiah-spencer-trauma-is-not-the-story-of-his-art

For Cleveland artist Nehemiah Spencer, trauma became part of the story but never the story of his art

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1392+ words) Star of the short film “Fire Lily,” Spencer returns to his hometown as dancer in bloom Nehemiah Spencer arrives at the interview fresh from the screening of “Fire Lily,” a film he starred in that was written and directed by…...

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thebuckeyeflame.com > 08/21/2026 > big-queer-comedy

Big Queer Ohio comic gold: Drag legend Nina West and comedian Jules Wagner share the Midwestern love

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (757+ words) The pair hit the stage at the Big Queer Comedy Show in Columbus on August 27, with West headlining. Drag performer Nina West gained fame on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” in 2009, when her fellow Season 11 contestants voted her Miss Congeniality. She was…...

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thebuckeyeflame.com > 08/18/2026 > queer-craft-society

Queer Craft Society helps LGBTQ+ Columbus through loneliness epidemic via crafting kinship

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (987+ words) While crafting is far from a new hobby and is often passed down through generations in marginalized communities, a current wave of craft nights and meetups is on the rise. On Tuesday nights, Columbus LGBTQ+ citizens and allies can take…...