Photo illustration by Ben Jodway Jalyn Thacker wanted a safe place to go as a queer kid. He couldn’t celebrate his transgender identity at home in rural Adams County, Ohio. Hanging out with a small group of friends, the then-16-year-old would travel to nearby Hillsboro Pride or 70 miles to Cincinnati to authentically be himself with like-minded people. Thacker thought back then that Adams County would never have a Pride festival. But eight years…
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