Big Pride: Celebrating 5 Years!
Over the past five years, BBBS has partnered with OutFront to make Big Pride a reality for dozens of youth.
2022 Match of the Year: Eric, Levi, & Sonja
Congratulations to the 2022 Match of the Year: Eric, Levi, and Sonja!
Celebrating Pride Round Up
We recognized the LGBTQIATS+ community in June featuring profiles of local members of the LGBTQIATS+ community.
Celebrating Pride: J. Kyon
J. Kyon, Director of Community Impact at YWCA of Kalamazoo, is an advocate for gender equity and a leading voice in the fight against racism.
Celebrating Pride: Dell Darnell
Dell Darnell is the owner of The Dapper Hammer. They are passionate about helping others gain access to information about gender diversity.
Pride Month Review
At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan, we recognized the LGBTQ+ community and Pride Month in June with our Celebrating Pride campaign, featuring profiles and videos of local members...
Celebrating Pride: Avery Green
Avery Green wants LGBTQ+ youth to hear, "Be yourself, be unapologetic. It’s going to be okay, you’ll find your people and your place. Sometimes it can be hard and people...
Celebrating Pride: Demetrias Wolverton
Demetrias Wolverton wants BIPOC LGBTQ+ youth to know they shouldn't, “... be afraid of occupying spaces as your authentic self, because queer people of color have been the pioneers of...
Celebrating Pride: Denise Miller
Denise Miller says they would tell their younger self to, “Trust your heart, your self, your intuition, and your relationship with God.” Miller reflects that spending so much of their...
Celebrating Pride: Donta Andrews
Donta Andrews shares, “Women issues, race issues, LGBTQ issues are human issues. If you don’t care about them, you should be examining that.”