Action Alerts - August 1, 2025
- Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp
- Aug 1
- 3 min read
LOVEboldly’s Action Alerts is a weekly resource curating calls to action, news, opinions, commentary, reflections, and updates on legislative actions in Ohio and the US government. We know that democracy dies in silence and darkness. This message is our candle for you.
Timely Resources
The Buckeye Flame - “Ohio LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Guide”
The Buckeye Flame - “16 LGBTQ+ Ohio podcasts you should be listening to right now, Volume 3”2
What’s Catching Our Eyes
The Buckeye Flame - “‘Better Together’: How an Ohio couple overcame struggles and found strength in a mixed-orientation marriage”
Fox19 (Cincinnati, OH) - “Transgender woman shot twice in OTR, police say”
NPR - WVXU (Cincinnati, OH) - “Northside residents report pride flags burned early Wednesday”
NBC4i (Columbus, OH) - “Ohio GOP lawmakers eye override of budget veto to restrict LGBTQ+ library books”
The Washington Blade - “Buttigieg says allowing trans women, girls to compete in sports raises ‘fairness issues’”
Pink News - “I’m a bisexual, genderqueer comedian who has found Christianity – this is what it taught me”
The Conversation - “Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise”
Americans United - “Here are the books Trump and his Christian Nationalist allies want to ban”
Baptist News Global - “MAGA is making an ‘all-out assault on Black life’”
LGBTQ Nation - “Gay asylum seeker says he endured sexual abuse & torture during wrongful imprisonment by U.S.”
Good Faith Media - “Lessons from my Truett Seminary Research on LGBTQ+ Inclusion”
LGBTQ Nation - “This school rejected a student because his parents are gay. Now some parents are leaving.”
Reveal - “The Bible Says So…or Does It?”
PinkNews - “Cherry Vann makes history by becoming first female – and first LGBTQ – Archbishop of Wales”
The Washington Blade - “Trump, Duffy declare war on rainbow crosswalks”
Reasons for Hope
The Guardian - “Bounce legend Big Freedia on going gospel: ‘I never heard “God doesn’t love gay folks”. God loves us all’”
The Columbus Dispatch - “Equality Ohio's Portrait Project represents trans humanity through mythical creatures”
LGBTQ Nation - “Alan Cumming calls trans people ‘actual superheroes’ & urges America to ‘give kindness a go’”
Bills and Policies LOVEboldly is Following
Note - We will only list bills here that are new or updated. You can find all the bills we're tracking at www.loveboldly.net/billtracker.
Ohio General Assembly
The Ohio General Assembly is currently on recess.
US Congress
Congress is currently on recess.
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