10/02/2023
From the desk of the Miss Gay Ohio America Board of Directors for immediate release:
The Miss Gay Ohio America pageantry system has been operating since 1972 and has held the highest standards for talent, poise, and behavior for over 50 years. This is something we celebrate and cherish as an LGBTQIA+ organization. The conduct of the people who chose to be a part of this system is expected to be mature and positive. We encourage contestants, titleholders, staff, and potential contestants to uplift others, share positive messages, and have a generally upbeat attitude when representing themselves and the pageant system itself.
There is enough negativity on social media and in this world, we don't want to add to that. We want Miss Gay Ohio America to feel welcoming, loving, and accepting, and a place for all the community to feel engaged, supported and heard. Therefore, Miss Gay Ohio America's Board of Directors would like to issue the following reminders and updates to the rules of conduct.
Miss Gay Ohio America does not condone the use of offensive/racist/sexist/transphobic or any degrading language in social media posts or in person. Bullying and intimidating others online or in person will not be tolerated and any contestants, formers, staff, or promoters past, present, or future found to have engaged in these types of activities will not be permitted to participate in Miss Gay Ohio America preliminaries, state contests, or Miss Gay Ohio America specific themed shows.
The Board feels strongly that Miss Gay Ohio America is a place of inclusion, respect, and dignity for our organization as well as for each other. During a time of unprecedented hatred focused on our community, we need to stand together united in respect and love for one another. We appreciate all of our contestants, promoters, sisters, and supporters and only ever want to promote positivity.
We thank you and if you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us.
Excellence is a choice you make every day!
~The Miss Gay Ohio America Board of Directors 2023