Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio signed an executive order immediately banning all gender affirming surgeries for minors in the state of Ohio. This is just days after he vetoed a bill pushed through by the Republican Majority that would have banned gender affirming care for trans youth. Please read that
I did NOT want to see this movie. From the moment it was announced, to the time I saw the first trailer, I had zero interest. I may have even had negative interest in it. When it exploded onto the theaters and became such a massive success with Barbie and
(note: This essay was published in The Buckeye Flame online magazine as well as in the online publication, Breaking the Silence: Queer Self, Life, and Love in Northeast Ohio through Literary Cleveland. Both are great, so please check them!) I have a somewhat conflicted history with the Rainbow Pride Flag.
I have been coming out of the closet my entire adult life. I have to say that since my first “official” coming out, I have not gone back “in” in any way, but I consistently have to announce my gayness to just about everyone I meet for the first time.
Well, after months of putting it off for no real reason, we finally watched the newest gay-themed film released to theaters, Love, Simon. Directed by Greg Berlanti (who also directed and wrote The Broken Hearts Club (2000) a movie I really enjoyed), Love, Simon basically tells the story of high
