Pride Month - Does equality exist in the Buckeye State
Dear Ohio - Politics, Issues, and People
English - June 29, 2022 08:30 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MB - ★★★★ - 16 ratingsPolitics News Government ohio change community curtisjackson government policy politics spectrumnews1 Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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June is Pride Month, and often those who honor it celebrate with festivals, parades and more. It’s seen as a visible way for the LGBTQ community and allies to celebrate who they are.
Guest host Mike Kallmeyer spoke with state Sen. Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, the first openly gay state representative in Ohio; Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey, the first openly gay sheriff in Hamilton County; and Key Beck, interim senior manager of clinical prevention programs at Equitas Health, to discuss what efforts are being done across Ohio on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community. While many feel like great strides have been made in LGBTQ+ rights, some still say there is a long way to go to truly reach equality.