Pride month

The Republican-backed House Bill 99, which was approved a week after a deadly school shooting in Texas, would allow school staff to carry firearms with only 24 hours of training; Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren announced plans to expand the city's parental leave policy; and more stories.

Mayor Kahlil Seren is proposing to expand the city’s parental leave policies to include adoptive parents, foster parents or parents who haven’t given birth themselves.

Democrats in Ohio continue to push for passage of a bill designed to provide equity for LGBTQ+ Ohioans when it comes to housing and employment.

A year ago, the coronavirus pandemic led to the postponement – and then cancellation – of Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ pride celebration. Organizers regrouped in the late summer with a socially distant caravan they called the Pride Ride.

A new photojournalism series is going to focus on the transgender and non-binary community in Akron.The TransAkron project was created by photographer…