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Ben Huelskamp (he/they)

Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp (he/they) is the Executive Director of LOVEboldly, a faith-based Ohio nonprofit creating spaces for LGBTQIA+ people to flourish in Christianity, and the Pastor of Blue Ocean Faith Columbus, a progressive congregation committed to social justice. He sits on the Board of The Buckeye Flame. He is an openly Queer Christian, public theologian, author, and activist. He earned degrees in philosophy, higher education, and leadership and wrote his dissertation on the leadership of LGBTQIA+ people in the Church. You can learn more about his work at www.benhuelskamp.com.

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Ben's Latest Articles

I’m a Christian faith leader and even I don’t think chaplains should be in Ohio schools [COMMENTARY]

"While HB 531 may, in some sense, seek to resolve the shortage of school counselors in Ohio, it does so at the risk of students."

Ohio Republicans just introduced a bill to insert Christianity into public schools. LGBTQ+ communities should be alarmed.

'HB 486 whitewashes history and leaves out queer communities and other faiths.'

Dear Exhausted Ohio LGBTQ+ Community: Rest is resistance. Rest is action.

"If you’re struggling to rest because you feel you need to fight and survive, know that rest is a form of fighting back."

Three lessons for the LGBTQ+ community from Springfield, OH

"Our fight for justice is truly intersectional in more ways than we predict."

The Cleveland Diocese’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Policy Is Filled with Judgmental Ideology [COMMENTARY]

To simply shut down discussions and expressions of alternative views is at best suspect and at worse, runs counter to the Catholic Church’s intellectual history.

Volunteer chaplains are not trained counselors, and should not serve that role in Ohio’s public schools [COMMENTARY]

The potential is high for the abuse of both LGBTQ+ and non-evangelical-Christian Ohio students.

People of Faith Must Speak out Against Chesterland Church Bombing [COMMENTARY]

An attack on a place of worship is an attack on all of us.

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