The Listings

PRISM's annual print booklet, The Listings, is accepting paid ads and complimentary info spots for the 2025-2026 booklet! The booklet aims to be an LGBTQ+ yellow pages for Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Paid ads in the front of the book cover the cost of publication. The back seeks to be as inclusive of LGBTQ+ owned and allied businesses, groups, nonprofits, doctors, contractors, restaurants...well, you get it...as possible! For more information contact Alynn at thecincinnatilistings@gmail.com

Vow Renewal

STAND UP

FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY!

You are cordially invited to celebrate 10 years of marriage equality in the US and the ASM's first special exhibition, Glow & Behold: Cincinnati's Historic LGBTQ+ Bar Signs.

RSVP for an evening of food, performances, dancing, and romance on May 31, 2025! Jim Obergefell will be officiating vow renewals for those couples who want to celebrate their love. Sign up to renew your vows or attend as a guest.

Reserve your tickets!

Cincinnati Pride

Cincinnati Pride is one of few local Prides that is still free, despite being as large as it is. With recent DEIA initiatives by many corporations being cut, the Cincinnati Pride Board made the decision to release certain sponsorships. Many believe we cannot put on the same event without those corporate dollars, but we know this community better than that. Please join us - show your support of our beloved festival (Cincinnati CityBeat's #1 festival 3 years running!) by volunteering and/or donating. No one person puts on Pride - this is a collaboration of thousands!

Modern Military Association of America

Action Alert: Modern Military's Resilient Heroes Program Interest Form

Are you a veteran or a loved one of a veteran? Check out our free, VA-funded program designed to build resilience for LGBTQ+ veterans and their families. Our virtual Resilience Circles offer peer support, skill-building, and connections to vital resources in a safe and affirming space. Take the first step today! Fill out our Interest Form 

Why It Matters

• About one in four U.S. military personnel are at risk of major depression than the general public.
• LGBTQ+ veterans attempt suicide at a rate of 15 times higher than veterans overall.
• Transgender veterans die by suicide at twice the rate as their cisgender veteran peers and about 5.85 times the rate of the general population.
• A U.S. Transgender Study found that 98% of respondents who had experienced four instances of discrimination and violence in the past year thought about suicide that year and 51% of them attempted suicide.

Learn more about Modern Military by visiting our website.

Tillie's

Ohio CyberSECURE Program

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – The Ohio Department of Development today announced the launch of CyberSECURE, a new program designed to help small businesses strengthen their cybersecurity and prepare for upcoming changes in federal contracting requirements.

“We’ve seen firsthand the devastating impact cyberattacks can have on hardworking businesses, putting their operations and bottom line at risk,” said Lydia Mihalik, Director of Development. “That’s why we’re providing Ohio’s entrepreneurs with the tools they need to strengthen their cybersecurity, protect their businesses, and unlock new opportunities in the defense market.”

CyberSECURE is part of Governor DeWine’s CyberOhio initiative, which was created to enhance cybersecurity practices across state agencies and local entities. Through a partnership with Ohio APEX Accelerators and the Ohio Small Business Development Centers, the new CyberSECURE program provides up to 60 hours of free, one-on-one consulting to help businesses improve their digital security, establish or maintain their presence in the defense marketplace, and navigate new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 requirements.

The U.S. Department of Defense is implementing CMMC 2.0, which will soon require companies seeking government contracts to be federally certified in cybersecurity. This certification is designed to enforce the protection of sensitive unclassified information shared by the Department with its contractors and subcontractors.

While the CyberSECURE program does not serve as a third-party certification entity, it leverages the Ohio APEX Accelerator network and the Ohio Small Business Development Centers to offer eligible companies an initial 10 hours of free consultation with qualified cybersecurity professionals on tailored cybersecurity protection strategies and comprehensive cybersecurity assessments.

Eligibility:

• For-profit businesses in Ohio
• Independently owned and operated for at least one year
• Between two and 500 employees (or meet applicable Small Business Administration size standards)
• Registered with a local Small Businesses Development Center and/or Ohio APEX Accelerator
• Expanding into commercial and government markets

Eligible companies can apply for the program through the Development website. For questions about the program contact cyberSECURE@development.ohio.gov.

The Ohio Department of Development empowers communities to succeed by investing in Ohio’s people, places, and businesses. Learn more about our work at development.ohio.gov.

Local Art

Birthday Candles

April 19 - May 18

Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre

Tickets

The ingredients for the cake are simple: eggs, butter, sugar, salt. Look closer, though, and you’ll see the essence of life itself. Every year, Ernestine bakes a cake and celebrates with her family on her birthday — a delicious ritual that unfolds onstage across 90 years of birthdays. We meet Ernestine and the people who sweeten her life every year on this day as she grows from 17 to 107 years old. Through glimpses of Ernestine’s life as the years go by, Birthday Candles tenderly explores motherhood, family, love, loss and finding your place in the universe. This charming new play, recently performed on Broadway, will warm the soul.

Presented by the Markley Family

By Noah Haidle

Directed by Joanie Schultz

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

May 1 - 2 (ASL interpreted dates May 2 and May 11)

Footlighter's Stained Glass Theater

Tickets

Lawrence Jameson makes his lavish living by charming wealthy women out of their money. Freddy Benson swindles much humbler amounts from sympathetic women with fabricated stories about his grandmother's failing health. After a chance meeting on a train, they attempt to work together—only to find that this small French town isn't big enough for the two of them. They agree on a settlement: The first one to extract $50,000 from heiress Christine Colgate wins, and the other must leave town. But who’s really conning who? 

Sweet Charity

May 9 - 17

Aronoff's Jarson-Kaplan Theater

Tickets

This brassy, bold musical comedy follows the hapless but unflappable Charity Hope Valentine in her search for love, friendship, and the chance to make it big in The Big Apple. This Tony Award nominated, dance-infused musical captures all the humor and heartbreak of life in 1960s New York City. 

Jerry's Girls

May 30 - June 7

Aronoff's Fifth Third Bank Theater

Tickets

In this dynamic musical revue celebrating the music of Jerry Herman, songs from musicals such as  Hello, Dolly!, Mame, Mack & Mabel, and La Cage Aux Folles highlight the broad spectrum of thrilling material he wrote to be performed by an all-female cast.

The Listings

The 2024 - 2025 Listings was published in June. If you didn't get your copy at Pride, or would like a handful to share, please email number of copies and address to thecincinnatilistings@gmail.com.

Community Support

Proud Scholars

GLSEN

Up Over

Funky, art-lined watering hole with cheap drinks, a Mardi Gras vibe, and tables outside. Outside food permitted.

Open daily until 2:30am

M - F open at 4pm

Sa - Su open at noon

624 Main Street - Covington

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