Monday, May 19, 2026 Today, May 19, 2026, the Ohio Senate Education Committee is hearing opponent testimony to Senate Bill 113, which would prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in Ohio public schools. Given the conduct of the committee's chair in other hearings, LOVEboldly is joining Honesty for Ohio Education, Trans Allies of Ohio, Right to Read Ohio, Columbus Education Justice Coalition, and other organizations in submitting the following statement as written testimony to this...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2026 Contact: Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp, Executive Director, LOVEboldly Email: bhuelskamp@loveboldly.org Phone: 614-918-8109 LOVEboldly Supports the Southern Poverty Law Center Columbus, Ohio – Today, LOVEboldly is proud to reiterate its full and unwavering support for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the extraordinary legacy of justice it continues to build. “SPLC's work is not abstract,” said the Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp, Executive Director of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2026 Westerville, OH - Today, Trans Day of Visibility, one Ohio lawmaker introduced House Bill 798. The timing was not an accident. It was a statement. And we're making one too. HB798 is a sweeping assault on the dignity, safety, and legal existence of Transgender and Nonbinary Ohioans. The bill would ban Trans people from using bathrooms, changing rooms, and overnight accommodations that match who they are. It would strip the ability to update sex markers on...