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Gender Neutral Housing at Ohio University is Expanding this Fall
By: Michael Kromer, Salgu Wissmath
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This Fall Gender Neutral Housing is expanding at Ohio University. It’s a regular Thursday afternoon for Alex Petras. He lives in a cramped single room in Smith House on the back of South Green. Located about a 15 minute walk from the center of campus, Smith is currently the only dorm at Ohio University offering… Read More
New Policy Restricts Book Access for Inmates in Ohio Prisons
By: Anna Turner, Salgu Wissmath
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There is a program in Columbus that is helping prisoners in Ohio get books, but a new policy is making that harder. It’s a typical Sunday evening in the living room at the Midden, a housing cooperative in Columbus. Paintings made by inmates lean against the coffee table, and volunteers circle the dining room table… Read More
Transgender Faith Leaders Answer the Call to Become Prophets
By: Delaney Murray, Michael Kromer, Salgu Wissmath
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Attending an affirming church is not always an option for members of the LGBTQ community, so queer people often have to seek out nontraditional ways to do faith. For transgender people who are called to serve as clergy, there are a handful of protestant denominations that will ordain them. However for those in denominations that… Read More
The Ghosts You Never Ask About: How These LGBTQ+ Ghost Hunters are Preserving Queer History
By: Adriana Navarro, Salgu Wissmath
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On the fifth floor of Ohio University’s Alden Library lies the “Spook Files,” a black folder that holds 64 pages of newspaper article copies of paranormal activity in and around Athens, Ohio. The county of Athens has an extensive history of hauntings, and there are several ghost hunting groups throughout Ohio. One group of ghost… Read More