FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Westerville, OH - At its March and April meetings, respectively, the LOVEboldly Board of Directors voted to appoint two new board members: Mr. Eli Shiltz and the Rev. Br. Ian Boden, OLF. Eli Shiltz (he/him) Passionate about helping others and with a faith that has always been central to his life, Eli   is an epidemiologist with the Ohio Department of Health. He moved to Ohio in 2018 and began his gender transition in 2020. In his spare time, Eli volunteers with Meals on...

A big “Thank You!” to LOVEboldly’s friend and supporter, Lisa Vahey, for curating this list of actions. Context: The City Club of Cleveland is hosting Aaron Baer, the president of the Columbus-based Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) on January 16, 2026. CCV has been previously designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. For more information checkout out a timeline of events from The Buckeye Flame . Lavender in Solidarity: LGBT Center Cleveland is inviting staff and the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2025 - Westerville, OH Today, the United States Supreme Court rejected a challenge to its landmark 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges , which established marriage equality as the law of the land. While this decision provides a measure of reassurance that same-gender couples' right to marry remains protected at the federal level, LOVEboldly is not celebrating. We cannot celebrate when LGBTQIA+ people, particularly Transgender and nonbinary individuals,...