Monday, August 17, 2026 Happy Monday, my friends! Last week I named something plainly for the first time really in any space: that what I had called “wanting to be one of the guys” was, underneath, wanting to date them. But that confession and realization is deeper than just identifying a “type” and more about who I am and how I see myself beyond externally objectifying other people. This week I want to peel back another layer, looking further into a reality that I still find myself circling...

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Westerville, OH – The Board, Staff, and Community of LOVEboldly is shocked and saddened to learn of the untimely passing of the Rev. Derek Terry, Executive Director of the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ and Pastor of St. Peter UCC in Cincinnati, OH. “Rev. Derek was a courageous, outspoken, and deeply compassionate leader working daily at the intersections of religion, race, gender identity, and sexual orientation,” LOVEboldly’s Executive...

Monday, August 10, 2026 Happy Monday, my friends! Size matters, some people say, whether it’s the size of your bank account, your social media following, your physical prowess, your sexual anatomy, or the many options men use to compensate for a perceived lack of size in one or more of those areas. Growing up I always marveled, at a distance, about the groups of men who were wealthy, influential, athletically gifted, and likely well endowed, though my experience with that last dynamic was...