by Maggie Mutch | Jun 15, 2026 | Relationships
It’s critical to offer understanding, support and unconditional love to your child if they choose to come out to you. That experience for Ollie Robison (xe/he/they), Healthcare Coordinator, Grand Rapids Pride Center, was a long and complex one, coming out...
by Emily | Jun 13, 2023 | Cityscene
Venture to Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids on June 17 from noon to 10 p.m. for the 2023 Grand Rapids Pride Festival, a celebration that brings LGBTQ+ community members, LGBTQ+ businesses, allies, and organizations together to celebrate diversity, inclusion and...
by Emily | Mar 28, 2023 | Blog
International Transgender Day of Visibility (ITDOV) occurs annually on March 31 and is a day to celebrate all transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people around the world. To learn more about ITDOV and how the community can be supportive and affirming of...
by Kayla Swem | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog
International Transgender Day of Visibility (ITDOV) occurs annually on March 31 and is a day to celebrate all transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people around the world. To learn more about ITDOV and how the community can be supportive and affirming of...
by Molly Malley | Apr 1, 2019 | Relationships
When he was just 18 years old, Larry DeShane, Jr., Center Administrator at Grand Rapids Pride Center, summoned the courage to tell his parents he was gay. He braced himself, uncertain what would happen next. “My father turned around and said, ‘I thought...
