Larson was appointed to Akron Municipal Court in 2009 and won election to retain his seat in November. Read more about Judge Larson on his website.

Michael just bought a historic 1920s bungalow in east Dayton, Ohio.

Takei is an actor, best known for his role as Star Trek’s Sulu. View his Wikipedia entry.

Baxter is an actress best known for her role on Family Ties. Read more about her in this Towleroad article.

Eric was elected to the Canton City School Board in 2009. Read more about him on his website.

Jim is a member of the Athens, Ohio, City Council, first elected in 1999. Read more about him on this profile.

Carol won election in 2009 to her first term as a member of the Bexcley School Board. Read more about Carol in this Facebook profile.

Harris was a best-selling author. Learn more about him on his website.

Pete has worked for the City of Dayton since 1989, most recently as director of the department of central services. Pete lives in Dayton with his partner Eli.

Antonio is a Lakewood, Ohio, City Councillor, first elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Read more about her on her campaign website.

Amanda was elected in 2009 to the Medina, Ohio, Educational Service Center Governing Board. Read more about her on this profile.

David Lauri is the creator of the “Addicts” webpage. To learn more about him, visit his website.

Mark is a member of the Cleveland Heights, Ohio, City Council, first elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Read more about him on his Fenn College faculty profile.

Elected in 1998 to serve on Dayton’s City Commission, Wiseman is now a Montgomery County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court judge, appointed in 2007 and elected in 2008. Read more about Judge Wiseman on her court profile.

Vaid is a LGBT civil rights activist. View her Wikipedia entry.

LaFountain is an author, performer and professor. Read more about him on his web page.

Thorne currently serves as senior vice president of the NAACP. View his Wikipedia entry.

Sandra won election in 2009 to Akron, Ohio, city council. Read more about Sandra on her website.

Kevin won election in 2009 to Portsmouth, Ohio, city council. Read more about Kevin on his blog.

Brant is a Mohawk Indian, a lesbian, a mother, a grandmother, an activist, and a feminist. Read her Voices from the Gaps profile.

Brian Jarvis is the Beavercreek City Council member who claims that all the other people on this page are defective, as good for their communities as crack addicts or alcoholics. To learn more about him, visit his Beavercreek City Council page.

Teena was a trans man who was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, in 1993. View his Wikipedia entry.

Mike is pastor of Cross Creek Community Church in Centerville, Ohio, where he lives with his partner Dan.

A previous pastor of Eternal Joy MCC church, Raeanna and her partner Judy live in Dayton, Ohio.