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

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

Strayhorn was an American composer, pianist and arranger best known for working with Duke Ellington. View his Wikipedia entry.

Cammermeyer is a former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activist. Read more about her on her website.

Joe is a member of the Dayton Board of Education, first elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Read more about Joe on his blog.

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.

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

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

Millington is a guitarist and co-founder of the all-female rock band Fanny. View her Wikipedia entry.

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

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.

Angie and her partner Lynda live in Springfield, Ohio.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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