Tag: Celebrating Pride

Celebrating Pride: Xiaoyi Zeng-Covell

Xiaoyi Zeng-Covell, a Peer Support Coach at Fire Arts Collaborative, is dedicated to creating a nurturing space where young individuals can be their authentic selves.

June 23, 2023
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Category: Big Pride

Celebrating Pride: Deana Spencer

Communities thrive when leaders dedicate themselves to change and uplifting marginalized voices. Deana Spencer, co-president of BC Pride, transforms the culture of Calhoun County through her commitment to empowering the...

June 13, 2023
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Category: Big Pride

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...

July 1, 2021
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Category: Big Pride

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...

June 24, 2021
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Category: Big Pride

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...

June 21, 2021
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Category: Big Pride

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...

June 17, 2021
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Category: Big Pride

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.”

June 14, 2021
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Category: Big Pride

Celebrating Pride: Maggie Adams

Maggie Adams hopes that one day there is "no such thing as 'coming out' ... that 'normal' is young kids feeling valid and accepted ..."

June 9, 2021
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Category: Big Pride