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.

Adegbalola is a musician, founding member of Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women, plays guitar, harmonica and a composer. Read more about her on her website.

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

Valerio is a poet, author and actor. View his Wikipedia entry.

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.

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.

Choi is a combat veteran of the Iraq war. View his Wikipedia entry.

Takei is an actor, best known for his role as Star Trek’s Sulu. View his Wikipedia entry.

Teena was a trans man who was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, in 1993. 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.

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

Angie and her partner Lynda live in Springfield, Ohio.

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

Michael just bought a historic 1920s bungalow in east Dayton, Ohio.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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