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Ben Jodway

@bjodway.com

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Rural LGBTQ+ reporter and TTRPG fanatic. Currently reporting for @thebuckeyeflame.com via @reportforamerica.bsky.social, and desperately trying to find a new D&D group. If you want to reach out confidentially, text me on Signal @benjodway.25

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 04/09/2026

OSU places 51 on the national list out of ~1700. Oberlin College - the butt of jokes for having so many queer students - places 288. why? there are apparently zero LGBTQ+ venues listed on OpenStreetMap within 2-10 miles

A screenshot of Erobella LGBTQ+ College Index showing Oberlin College's scorecard. The scorecard lists 0 LGBTQ+ venues via OpenStreetMap, highlighted in a red circle.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 04/09/2026

for one, it seems like a lot of the data is coming from other sources, many of which are from 2024 and 2025. this might seem recent, but it's an inaccurate snapshot of Ohio right now. for example, we wrote about how Ohio State doesn't have an LGBTQ+ center anymore. yet Erobella says it does!

A screenshot from Erobella's LGBTQ+ College Index's score for Ohio State University. The score lists a "Staffed LGBTQ+ Center," which isn't true anymore.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 04/08/2026

there ya have it

A screenshot of Cleveland's WNBA team on Twitter announcing their name: the Cleveland Sirens.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 17/07/2026

sadly i don't think any article will include this gem from the board president's deposition

A screenshot from Little Miami Board President David Wallace's deposition. It reads:

"Q: (Plaintiff's Lawyer) Okay. Are you aware of any case or statute or anything that uses this reasonable observer standard?
A: (Wallace) I'm by no means a law expert, Josh. I -- I would not be able to begin to -- to cite law. But give me about five minutes, let me get on ChatGPT, and I'll find something for you.
Q: Well, no, no, no. We definitely don't want to do that."

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 13/07/2026

A screenshot from a Statehouse News Bureau article. It reads:

After decades of statewide losses, Ohio Democrats are about to get a big boost. The Democratic National Committee plans to make a record investment in Ohio ahead of the 2026 midterms, when voters will decide races for the U.S. Senate, governor and other statewide offices.

DNC national political director Shelby Wiltz said her organization will be giving an unspecified infusion of cash to the Ohio Democratic Party.

“I can’t give you a specific number but I can tell you it’s six figures, and that this is the most money we have ever invested in an off-year election cycle," Wiltz said in an interview.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 09/07/2026

important context for this discussion

A screenshot from a video showing white nationalists with truly terrible swamp ass showing through their khakis

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 30/04/2026

i hope @chiitan.love enjoyed this week's This News is So Gay episode, much love chiitan

A screenshot of this user's notifications. Chiitan, the pro-LGBTQ+ Japanese mascot, liked the user's post about their appearance on a new episode of a podcast, This News is So Gay.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 08/04/2025

Lastly, a historical marker would have honored the decades of LGBTQ+ press and media throughout Ohio that were vital in keeping the queer community informed and connected. (11/11)

On a beige wall is 18 framed prints of front pages from throughout Ohio's history LGBTQ+ publications.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 08/04/2025

Rev. Jan Griesinger in Athens. She was an out lesbian United Church of Christ pastor who co-founded the national organization Christian Lesbian OUT (CLOUT). (8/11)

Jan Griesinger smiles at the camera in a black and white photograph.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 08/04/2025

Dr. Dolores Noll in Kent. She formed the first LGBTQ+ student organization at Kent State University and was the school’s first professor of gay and lesbian studies. (7/11)

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 08/04/2025

Edmonia “Wildfire” Lewis in Oberlin. Lewis was a Black mid-to-late-19th-Century sculptor known best for “The Death of Cleopatra.” Her work broke gender and racial norms, and she later joined a group of self-identified queer women artists in Rome. (6/11)

In a black and white photograph, Edmonia Lewis sits on a chair for a portrait.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 08/04/2025

Louis P. Escobar in Toledo. Escobar was the first out LGBTQ+ and first Latine individual elected to Toledo City Council in 1997. The marker would have been placed at the corner of Adams and 13th St in Toledo, dubbed “Louis P. Escobar Way,” and included a rainbow crosswalk. (4/11)

A photo of Adams Street sign in Toledo. At the bottom of the sign written is Louis P. Escobar Way printed on a rainbow background.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 08/04/2025

Pater Noster House in Columbus. It was a volunteer hospice and care center for people living with HIV/AIDS from 1985 to 2000. The nonprofit received national attention when LIFE Magazine published a photo of gay rights activist David Kirby on his deathbed at the hospice. (3/11)

The father of activist David Kirby hugs him as he lays on his deathbed.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 08/04/2025

Crazy Ladies Center / Ohio Lesbian Archives in Cincinnati. From 1979 to 2002, the feminist bookstore was a central hub for community organizing. The third floor housed the Ohio Lesbian Archives, which has amassed lesbian historical documents and objects since 1989. (2/11)

A pile of LGBTQ+ periodicals from the Ohio Lesbian Archives.

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Ben Jodway @bjodway.com · 07/04/2025

Went to the Cleveland International Film Festival on Friday and saw BOYS GO TO JUPITER! It's a really cute animated movie. CIFF 49 is over, but the film is definitely worth seeing when it's released.

The account holder holds a program book for the 49th Cleveland International Film Festival.

A photo of a display showing audiences where BOYS GO TO JUPITER is screening.

The director of BOYS GO TO JUPITER introduces the film to a relatively packed theater.

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