The LGBTQ+ muny is thrivg and active the tentnally clive Ann Arbor area. Wh a rich history of activism and fellowship datg back to the 1970s, Ann Arbor is home to Kathy Kozachenko, the first openly gay person to be elected to any office the Uned Stat, and to Jim Toy, a legendary figure Michigan’s LGBTQ+ history.
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- LBIANS & GAY MEN: WELE TO ANN ARBOR!
- GAY ANN ARBOR
- BE PART OF THE BIG GAY READ 2023
- BIG GAY READ 2023 | SPAC FOR US
LBIANS & GAY MEN: WELE TO ANN ARBOR!
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Please ll 763-4186, the Lbian-Gay Male Programs Office (LGMPO) at the Universy of Michigan, for rmatn on lol rourc, groups, and events.
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The U-M East Quad Social Support Group for lbians, gay men and bisexual people meets Wedndays at 9 pm. The Gay Male Programs Office and Common Language Bookstore will sponsor a monthly "Walt Whman" Coffee Hoe at the bookstore on the send Fri. Also available Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti are AA, Alanon and ACOA support groups for lbians and gay men.
Offers a support group for lbians and gay youth. Gays & Lbians Olr and Wiser (GLOW), a social support group for lbians and gay men over 50. A new group, Gay, Lbian & Bisexual Veterans of Ameri will meet on the 3rd Sun.
Huron Valley Communy Church offers a special mistry to lbians, gay men, and their fay and iends at GlacierWay Uned Methodist Church Bldg., 1001 Green at Glazier (Sun. Tree of Life Metropolan Communy Church offers a special mistry to lbians, gay men, bisexual people, and their fay and iends at First Congregatnal Uned Church of Christ, 218 N.
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Anchored by the Universy of Michigan and home to a well-known “gayborhood” Brn Court, Ann Arbor is ranked as the send most LGBT-iendly cy Michigan by the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equaly Inx.
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