LGBTQ history Archives - Ohio History Connection

October 13, 2025

Grant Awarded to Preserve LGBTQ+ Media

By Wendy Korwin This LGBTQ+ History Month, we’re delighted to share that the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is supporting the Gay Ohio History Initiative (GOHI) through its Recordings at Risk program! The grant program is made possible by funding from the Mellon Foundation. This grant will enable the Ohio History Connection to […]

June 30, 2025

#GoAllOut: Gay Games 9

By Benjamin Baughman, History Curator Founded in 1982, the Gay Games was created by Olympic decathlete Tom Waddell to provide LGBTQ+ athletes a chance to compete in sports without discrimination and to foster a sense of community with athletes worldwide. The first Gay Games, held in San Francisco, attracted over 1,200 athletes from a dozen […]

September 10, 2024

GOHI: What We’ve Been Up To (Summer 2024)

Check out the Gay Ohio History Initiative's community engagement from summer 2024!

March 28, 2024

Ohio’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming History

For Transgender Day of Visibility 2024, explore GOHI's collection of transgender and gender non-conforming history.

October 12, 2023

Call for Participants: Marking Diverse Ohio Community of Practice (CoP)

The Gay Ohio History Initiative (GOHI) at the Ohio History Connection is recruiting members for our upcoming Community of Practice (CoP)!

October 3, 2023

The Ohio Origins of National Coming Out Day (October 11th)

Did you know one of the founders of National Coming Out Day (October 11th) is an Ohioan? Read her story and about the origins of NCOD!

June 15, 2023

Celebrating Pride by Marking Diverse Ohio

The Gay Ohio History Initiative (GOHI) is celebrating Pride by publicly announcing the launch of a 3-year project, Marking Diverse Ohio (MDO).

April 17, 2023

Oral Histories of LGBTQ+ Ohioans: A Place for Us

By Matthew Belak. LGBTQ+ Ohioans share their stories as part of Ohio History Connection's GOHI Project.

October 28, 2022

Oral Histories of LGBTQ+ Veterans

May 2, 2022

Raising the Bar: The Columbus Pacesetters

Women have played football in Ohio for decades. In 1965, women’s football teams from Akron and Cleveland began playing games across the Midwest.