Grant funding Ohio LGBTQ+ history markers gets cut

Between the lines: Getting a marker installed usually requires exhaustive research, community organizing and fundraising — all challenges the grant was meant to overcome.

Zoom in: Applegate previously helped get a marker placed at the former Summit Station bar and was eyeing a new one honoring local HIV/AIDS service organizations like the Pater Noster House.

• The West Broad Street hospice center was the site of a famous photo that "changed the face of AIDS."
• She expected a 2026 marker dedication, but now is unsure.

What they're saying: The Ohio History Connection has made no staffing changes based on the lost grant, spokesperson Neil Thompson tells us.

• Thompson had no updates about the 10 planned markers.

The big picture: Applegate, a senior lecturer at OSU's College of Public Health, says she's lost funding on five health, cultural and historical projects already this year.

• "Everything is just crumbling down around us."