[2] Geidner's first job in journalism was as a copy editor and editorial writer at the Tribune Chronicle in Warren, Ohio.
[6] His writing launched him into a position at Metro Weekly as a senior political writer.
[7] While at Metro Weekly, he was awarded with the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Excellence in Writing Award for his coverage of the repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy on military service of non-heterosexual people.
He also received the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Outstanding Magazine award for work on the history of the Defense of Marriage Act.
[11] He was the deputy editor for legal affairs at Grid News at its launch in early 2022.