Stonewall Columbus grew quite a bit in 2015 — from our 2 new staff members to the creation of 9 exciting new programs! Check out this slideshow to see what other amazing things happened in Columbus in 2015.
Began the discharge review process with 12 LGBT veterans and saw our LGBT Veterans Discharge Review Program become nationally recognized by outlets such as CNN and The New York Times.
Honored 4 LGBT veterans at our second annual LGBT Veterans Recognition Ceremony.
Click here to see their video profiles.
The Stonewall Columbus LGBT Hiking Club hosted 11 hikes with an average attendance of 50 people!
Created the Stonewall Columbus Queer Ghosthunters Group! Learn more about the group on Facebook.
Stonewall Columbus presented the 4th annual LGBTFest in partnership with the Columbus International Film + Video Festival. The festival saw over 50 submissions from filmmakers worldwide and enjoyed robust attendance at all 4 nights of screenings!
Pictured above: Reel in the Closet (top), Lori Gum and Karla Rothan with Tomgirl director, Jeremy Asher (left), Tomgirl (right top), and You. Me. Bathroom. Sex. Now. (right bottom)
Stonewall Columbus teamed up with GLAAD, the City of Columbus Division of Fire and the City of Columbus for Spirit Day
Stonewall Columbus created two new groups for the transgender community and saw participation rates more than double throughout the year! Learn about how to get involved with our Trans Therapy and Trans Social groups!
Created InsideOUT: the world’s first (and only) LGBTQ inmate & formerly incarcerated support group.
(above) Piper Kerman stops by the InsideOUT art exhibit!
Stonewall Columbus was awarded a $5,000 donation from the DSW Leave Your Mark contest.
In addition to the Stonewall Columbus Health & Wellness Month, we provided many other health-related services throughout the year!
Facilitated 35 Speakers Bureau presentations to various organizations around Ohio, including AEP (regarding transgender workplace inclusion); Southern District Federal Judges; and the Mid-Ohio Food Bank (on the issue of food scarcity in the LGBTQ community). We also introduced a live webinar series to further our reach. Learn more about how to request a presentation or get involved here.
The City of Columbus in partnership with Stonewall Columbus proudly presented a celebration of the Supreme Court’s historic marriage equality ruling. 15 couples were selected to be a part of this beautiful ceremony officiated by Mayor Michael B. Coleman!
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Hosted an After Marriage Equality Legal Seminar to address the many questions regarding how state, federal and family law changes affected the LGBTQ community after the historic June 26, 2015 ruling.
Stonewall Columbus created the Lesbian Tennis Mixers group made possible by a generous grant from the Greater Columbus Tennis Association.
Helped over 50 people get healthcare with 4 enrollment events and helped many others maneuver the Medicaid and health insurance enrollment landscape during year-long post-enrollment assistance
There’s still time to enroll! View the enrollment seminar schedule for January here.
Experienced an unprecedented rain out that closed down Pride and recovered all lost profit thanks to generous contributions from the community and a $10,000 grant from The Legacy Fund! Stonewall Columbus was honored to host Jim Obergefell as the Grand Marshal and recognized 14 community leaders and activists for their work.
Stonewall Columbus Executive Director Karla Rothan (left) with Grand Marshal Jim Obergefell (center) and Linda Schuler (right)
Our Stonewall Columbus Trailblazers had quite a busy year! 2016 is bound to be even better.
