Policy decisions being made Columbus affect our everyday lives as well as life at CIA. Consider the impact of Ohio’s “Bathroom Bill” or the perpetually doomed “Ohio Fairness Act.” These matters are important, but how do you know whether you're receiving accurate, trustworthy information about your elected officials’ actions?

Learn more by attending Media Literacy is So Gay!, an IDEA Council TRI Conversation led by Ken Schneck, editor of Ohio’s LGBTQ+ newsroom The Buckeye Flame. Media Literacy is So Gay! will take place from 11am to noon Thursday, April 17 in the Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library. Light snacks will be provided.

Schneck will discuss media literacy and legislative impacts through the lens of the LGBTQ community’s past, present and future in Ohio. Through learning about LGBTQ community’s experiences, attendees will gain a better understanding of consuming news, identifying reliable sources and distinguishing between different types of media.

Following Schneck’s presentation, there will be time for questions and conversations. In addition, attendees can learn what news-related tools and resources are available at the Gund Library.

BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Ken Schneck is editor of The Buckeye Flame, Ohio’s LGBTQ+ newsroom. For this work, he was honored as the national LGBTQ+ journalist of the year. He is the author of Seriously, What Am I Doing Here? The Adventures of a Wondering and Wandering Gay Jew and several LGBTQ+ Ohio history books. In his spare time, he is a tenured professor of education at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio.