Ukugubha Ukuzikhukhumeza KwamaGay eNtshonalanga Michigan
Njengoba kunabantu abangaba ngu-200 000, idolobha laseGrand Rapids yilona elikhulu kunazozonke entshonalanga yeMichigan futhi lesibili ngobukhulu esifundazweni ( iDetroit kuphela inezakhamuzi eziningi). Njengoba kunjalo, libuye elinye lamabhubhu amakhulu kunawo wonke e-GLBT, kanti futhi idolobha elikude kunazo zonke elibhekene ne-gay resort enclave eMidwest, amadolobha amabili amahlanu aseSaugatuck noDouglas , okubhekene nendawo enhle yesihlabathi eLake Michigan .
Phakathi noJuni, idolobha laseGrand Rapids lidlalela umkhosi we-Greater Grand Rapids Gay Pride Festival, oheha abantu be-GLBT endaweni yakithi kanye nasemiphakathini eseduze njengoHoland, Muskegon, kanye noSaugatuck . Qaphela ukuthi ngaphambi konyaka odlule, lo mcimbi wawubizwa nge-Western Michigan Pride. Usuku lonyaka luphakathi noJuni (cishe ngoJuni 16-18, kodwa abahleli bangakapheli lezi zinsuku). Manje ngonyaka wawo wama-29, lo mkhosi ubanjwe eCalder Plaza yedolobha.
Imininingwane ehlobene nokuziqhenya ku-Grand Rapids kulo nyaka ayifaka ukuqinisekiswa futhi izothunyelwa lapha njengoba ulwazi luyatholakala. Okwamanje, bheka ubukeka emuva kumcimbi wonyaka odlule.
Ukwedlule ngonyaka odlule kwakuyisiKhungo se-Grand Rapids Pride ku-Calder, okwenzeka ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto lempelasonto enkulu. U-R & B umculi nomculi wezingoma uDeborah Cox uholele umcimbi. U-Alex Newell waseGlee wayeyi-emcee futhi ephakamisa inkanyezi uSteveer Grand futhi wenziwa.
Kulindelwe ukuthi abanye abadlali abakhulu bazovela kwikhonsathi ye-Pride kulo nyaka - hlala ubukele ngeminye imininingwane.
I-Grand Rapids Resources Gay
Imigoqo eminingi ye- gay kanye nezindawo zokudlela ezinobungqingili , amahhotela, nezitolo ku-Grand Rapids kanye nase- Saugatuck cishe kuzoqhubeka ngempelasonto.
Hlola amaphepha e-gay wendawo, njengamaMetra Magazine kanye naphakathi kweMithombo yeLines / Pride yemininingwane. Hlola futhi indawo ehamba phambili yokuvakasha eyenziwe yinhlangano esemthethweni yezokuvakasha, i-Grand Rapids Convention & Visitors Bureau, enesigaba esithile ngokuqondene nokuhamba kwe-LGBT. Uma uhambela esifundeni saseSaugatuck / Douglas, hlola indawo ehamba phambili yokuvakasha eSagatuck noDouglas Gay, futhi uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe lokuhamba, vakashela uSagatuck / Douglas Visitors Bureau indawo.