Awesome City Magazine

06/12/2017

One year later.

Today, June 12th, marks the anniversary of the terror attack at Orlando's Pulse nightclub,. It had been a year since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history stole 49 lives there and scarred countless others. For 12 years, the club grew into an integral space for the gay community, one sha...

06/12/2017

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For the first time, a parade was added to the NKY Pride celebrations.

06/12/2017

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Hundreds of thousands of people around the country participated in a national Equality March for Unity and Pride on Sunday, with a central march in Washington, D.C.

05/06/2017

Mental Health month has been observed in May in the US since 1949. Though our "gayness" used to be labeled as a treatable mental condition, there are still many of us who struggle with some form of mental illness due to the way society treats us.

The surprising new science of the closet.

05/03/2017

Go ahead...you know you want to take a peek.

Theater kids around America today are freaking.

05/02/2017

Our community has drastically been discriminated against in the workforce; about 4% according to surveys done by UCLA’s William’s Institute. Read more about it!

The LGBT community is statistically one of the most discriminated against demographics in the world today. According to surveys done by UCLA's William's ...

04/30/2017

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04/26/2017

Mark your calendars for Cincinnati's next TedX event. It's going to be a good one!

TEDxCincinnati 2017 Main Stage Event

Saturday, June 17, 2017
Limited Time: Buy 2 for $99 Tickets While They Last
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04/25/2017

NEW BLOG POST: Actor On FIRE!!!

Cincinnati actor Montez Jenkins speaks to us about coming out and his role in the Cincinnati theatre scene. If you’ve been paying attention to up and coming act...

04/22/2017

Greater Cincinnati book club for le***an, gay, bi, and trans people. We read a variety of genres, not limited to LGBT-themes, and meet once a month to discuss a book and socialize. Our book club start

04/20/2017

Transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson throws the shot glass heard 'round the world.

04/19/2017

A group of black LGBTQ youth in Washington D.C. decided they were tired of being bullied, so they started carrying brass knuckles, icepicks and mace.