{"id":174103,"date":"2025-12-03T10:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/this-news-is-so-gay-12-3-25-covering-trumps-world-aids-day-cancelation-staying-unsurprised-the-buckeye-flame\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:56:15","slug":"this-news-is-so-gay-12-3-25-covering-trumps-world-aids-day-cancelation-staying-unsurprised-the-buckeye-flame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/this-news-is-so-gay-12-3-25-covering-trumps-world-aids-day-cancelation-staying-unsurprised-the-buckeye-flame\/","title":{"rendered":"This News is So Gay (12\/3\/25): Covering Trump\u2019s World AIDS Day \u2018Cancelation\u2019 &amp; Staying Unsurprised &#8211; The Buckeye Flame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this week&#8217;s episode of This News is So Gay: <br \/>Joining us this week to answer those questions and and so many more are: <\/p>\n<p><em>Support for This News is So Gay comes from the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandfoundation.org\/philanthropy-giving\/ways-to-give\/affinity-funds\/lgbtq-opportunity-fund\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;of the Cleveland Foundation, leveraging philanthropy to empower LGBTQ+ communities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Know an LGBTQ+ Ohio story we should cover? 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