FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 16, 2021—OHIO—On June 19th Stonewall Columbus will digitally broadcast its 2021 PRIDE Celebration and March event in collaboration with NBC4 (WCMH-TV), NBC4i.com and Columbus production company Mills James. As June draws closer Stonewall Columbus continues to plan for a reality where once again the organization will not be able to gather […]
Healing with Humility and Openness
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” –Maya Angelou Day 100– I am sitting in a somewhat public seat as I guide an LGBTQIA+ organization that aims to serve the Central Ohio community through actions that uplift and empower all of the identities within our LGBTQIA+ spectrum while […]
No large in person pride gatherings for 2021
We continue to monitor the status of COVID in and around the Central Ohio region and recently Governor DeWine announced that Franklin County has been put on the watch list in the Ohio Public Health Advisory System with the risk to move to “purple.” In Franklin County large gatherings are still restricted and as such […]
Anti-Asian Violence in US Demands Response from all Communities
Our intersectional LGBTQIA community requires that we speak up and out when we understand harm is happening against those in our community. The documented and experienced increase in anti-Asian violence must stop—in this country and across the globe. “The truth is that those who are living at the intersection of being LGBTQ, Asian American, and […]
Stonewall Columbus, Family Pride Network to Merge Organizations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COLUMBUS, OHIO – MARCH 01, 2021 – The Boards of Stonewall Columbus and Family Pride Network announced a merger of the two organizations and governing structures. “We are thrilled with this opportunity to consolidate services under one organization; a move that will increase impact and connection for the LGBTQ+ community,” said Gerry […]
