Welcome to the Defiance Equality Foundation for Inclusion! We work in Defiance, OH to promote equality for the LGBTQIA+ community in Northwest Ohio, while also trying to bring awareness to the rest of the local community to create a safe space in Defiance for all!

• 2011

  Walk in downtown Defiance organized by Seth Schlegel

• 2021

  Pride event organized by Jen and Tom Hart with D-Town

• 2022

  First Defiance City Council approved event

  DEFI incorporated as a business

• 2023

  DEFI filed as 501(c)(3)

We want people to know that there are places in our community where they can go, they can be supported, that they have allies, and that there are resources available for them.

BJ Horner, published in the Crescent News