FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     February 12, 2026   Contact:  Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp, Executive Director, LOVEboldly – admin@loveboldly.org     LOVEboldly Denounces HB693 as a Dangerous Attack on LGBTQIA+ Youth   Westerville, OH  – On February 10, a misguided and Queerphobic group of state legislators introduced a bill which would legalize the abuse of LGBTQIA+ children and overturn the significant work of Ohio communities that have banned the pseudoscientific practice of conversio

A Message from the LOVEboldly Board Dear Friends, You’ve heard a lot from Ben about the struggles LOVEboldly has had with fundraising, but it’s important you hear from us too. Simply put, there’s a dynamic here which we know Ben would never discuss publicly, yet it needs to be said. In the current climate of our country we have found it incredibly difficult to find funds to not only uplift the resources that you have all come to know and love, but to continue to support our E

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Dear Friends, It’s Giving Tuesday, and I’m writing to you first thing this morning because this matters to me more than I can fully express. I’ve recorded a video for you. In it, I talk about what LOVEboldly means to me—not just as Executive Director, but as a Queer person of faith who grew up in the church, who knows what it’s like to wonder if God could really love someone like me. And this is my dream job. This work—creating spaces where LGBTQIA+