TRULY: THANK YOU.

FROM OUR PARTNERS AT @aidshealthcare.bsky.social: Columbus, your wellness starts here. ❤️ Knowing your status is one of the simplest ways to take charge of your health, and AHF is here to make that easier. Visit us at 1230 North High Street or freeSTDcheck.org to learn more.

*SO. FLIPPING. CLOSE!* Less than 6 hours left in The Buckeye Flame's 6th Birthday Campaign. And we hit the target if we get 6(!) more $12.50/month recurring donors (FIREFLIES!). JOIN US to help sustain Ohio's only LGBTQ+ newsroom! the-buckeye-flame.monkeypod.io/give/six-yea...

WE'RE. ALMOST. THERE! Can you help push us over the finish line in these last 7 hours of this campaign to sustain Ohio's LGBTQ+ newsroom?! the-buckeye-flame.monkeypod.io/give/six-yea...

It's the LAST DAY of our Birthday Campaign and we are SO CLOSE to our goal! Can you help our scrappy queer nonprofit newsroom cross the finish line?! the-buckeye-flame.monkeypod.io/give/six-yea...

SO. MANY. NEW. FOLLOWERS! First, WELCOME! We are The Buckeye Flame, Ohio's LGBTQ+ newsroom. THE BIG ASK: Subscribe to our newsletter. You only get ONE A WEEK, and our content is always free and NEVER behind a paywall. 🔗 Click here to subscribe - thebuckeyeflame.com/newsletter/

There are 22(!) Ohio LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations all across the state today!

ICYMI: It’s our birthday this month! Kinda fitting for Pride Month, right? Our goal is to raise $16,000 in honor of our 6th birthday, and we’re counting on YOU — our readers — to help us keep burning bright to keep covering LGBTQ+ Ohio. the-buckeye-flame.monkeypod.io/give/six-yea...

FRIENDS! If you're not currently a FIREFLY of The Buckeye Flame: WE NEED YOU! the-buckeye-flame.monkeypod.io/give/six-yea...

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This week's episode of This News is So Gay is a MUST-LISTEN! thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/05/27/t...

IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY! - Six years ago, Ohio didn't have an LGBTQ+ newsroom. So we built one. As an nonprofit newsroom, we’ve only made it this far thanks to YOUR support. Stand up to amplify LGBTQ+ Ohio voices with a donation to our birthday campaign. the-buckeye-flame.monkeypod.io/give/six-yea...

FROM OUR PARTNERS AT AHF! - Now at our AHF Healthcare Center in Ohio, Patrick Spence, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is here to provide compassionate, expert care including HIV treatment, primary care, and more. Visit hivcare.org or stop by and take the next step in your care.

ALL NEW EPISODE OF This News is So Gay. AVAILABLE NOW (and dog-approved). W/ @oriion.bsky.social of @19thnews.org and Joe Reberkenny of @washblade.bsky.social. thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/04/15/t...

BRAND NEW EPISODE OF This News is So Gay! Check it out today! thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/04/08/t...

Take our QUICK The Buckeye Flame reader survey! ✅ Will you take two minutes (seriously, two minutes!) to complete this quick survey so we get a better idea of our readers and their news consumption? Your feedback would make a HUGE difference. 🔗 tinyurl.com/FlameSurvey2...

ALL NEW EPISODE of THIS NEWS IS SO GAY! Go download (LINK IN FIRST COMMENT). thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/03/18/t...

All new episode of THIS NEWS IS SO GAY available for your Sunday listening! We're chatting this week with @sarahkateellis.bsky.social of @glaad.bsky.social all about the media's role in accelerating acceptance. Amazing stuff! thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/03/11/t...

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Although "This News is So Gay" didn't win the "Best Emerging Podcast" Ambies Award, what a HUGE honor to hear our podcast announced and to be in such wonderful company.

NEW EPISODE OF THIS NEWS IS SO GAY! thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/02/04/t...

FOLKS! Next Thursday (2/12) we have a charity spin class at Harness Cycle in Cleveland at 7pm. ALL LEVELS WELCOME and all proceeds to benefit The Buckeye Flame, Ohio's LGBTQ+ newsroom. Please BOOK YOUR BIKE for a SUPER fun and SUPER gay class! 🔗 rainbowbikesonfirevol3.eventbrite.com

NEW MERCH! In addition to amazing Buckeye Flame-branded gear, we now have these PERFECT “Protagonist” and “Antagonist” shirts. Which role are you feeling today? All proceeds benefit Ohio’s scrappy queer newsroom! thebuckeyeflame.boldstores.com

BECOME A FIREFLY! Fireflies are truly the key to the sustainability of The Buckeye Flame. And there are perks...the biggest of which is knowing you're keeping our scrappy queer newsroom burning bright! the-buckeye-flame.monkeypod.io/give/fireflies

NEW EPISODE of THIS NEWS IS SO GAY is out now! We're talking LGBTQ+ book bans located in Tennessee and HIV stigma located...everywhere. Featuring: Sam Donndelinger from Uncloseted Media and Darian Aaron from GLAAD! thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/31/t...

We have 5(!) pairs of tickets to give away to this show on MONDAY in Akron. Head on over to our Instagram to enter right now! LINK IN FIRST COMMENT!

STAYING INSIDE TODAY? Then listen to this week's ALL NEW episode of THIS NEWS IS SO GAY! Amazing conversation, absurd hilarity and some national LGBTQ+ news stories about which you just might not have heard! thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/10/t...

Seriously: THANK YOU. We have reached our NewsMatch goal WITH YOUR SUPPORT.

We are 98%(!) towards our NewsMatch goal. Can you help get us across the finish line?! All monthly recurring donations are counted x12! DONATE LINK IN FIRST COMMENT.

One Last Push: The Greater Mahoning Valley LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment Needs Your Response. The survey closes on Dec. 31 and responses are needed to help shape the future of LGBTQ+ services in Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties. thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/06/g...