Thousands of LGBTQ Community Members and Allies Turn Out for Columbus Stonewall Pride

Thousands of LGBTQ community members and allies turn out for Columbus Stonewall Pride

Thousands packed downtown Columbus and the Short North with the colors of the rainbow on June 14 for the 2025 Stonewall Pride March and Festival.

Columbus announces creation of city’s first-ever LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission

Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin today announced legislation to create the city’s first-ever LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission. Hardin explained that the commission will advise Columbus City Council and the mayor on policies and programs to protect and support the LGBTQ+ community. “This commission will help ensure that Columbus is a place where LGBTQ+ people can live openly, where they know they belong and where they know they can thrive,…