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, Execu

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 voluntee

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