South Haven LGBTQ+ Advocacy

31/03/2025

Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is important because it uplifts and celebrates the lives, achievements, and resilience of transgender and nonbinary people while raising awareness about the challenges they face.

Visibility fosters understanding, combats stereotypes, and promotes acceptance, helping to create a world where trans people can live openly and safely. It also provides representation and encouragement for those who may be struggling with their identity, reminding them they are not alone. By highlighting trans voices and advocating for equal rights, TDOV helps push for meaningful change in society.

26/03/2025

South Haven Pride Sponsor Spotlight.

We are thrilled to shine our Sponsor Spotlight on the incredible South Haven Black River Lions Club Their unwavering support and dedication to our community help keep South Haven Pride 2025 alive and thriving.

From generously sharing their resources to uplifting the spirit of unity, the South Haven Black River Lions Club truly embodies what it means to stand .

Thank you for your partnership and for making this celebration of love and inclusivity possible!

Learn more about their amazing work:
🔗 https://www.facebook.com/southhavenblackriverlions
🌐 https://www.southhavenblackriverlionsclub.org/

Want to sponsor? Visit our website www.southhavenpride.com or email [email protected]

25/03/2025

Visit our friends and neighbors Campit Outdoor Resort this weekend for Transgender Day of Visibility.

"Campit is 33 wooded acres of pure inclusivity. Offering true resort style amenities including cabins, tenting, glamping, RV space, large heated pool, on site food, and so much more. Campit Outdoor Resort Saugatuck offers a resort community experience for all people identifying identify themselves with LGBTQ+ communities, their friends and allies. We strive to be a very friendly welcoming place for making social connections while being entertained and engaging in outdoor recreation. We are committed to being a safe, kind, generous, all affirming and socially progressive community where LGBTQ+ people thrive and can pursue happy lives through social connections and creating “families of their own making”

23/03/2025

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19/03/2025

A shout-out to Pastor John Wakefield of the Church of The Epiphany for recognizing and including the LGBTQ+ community in his Invocation at the South Haven City Council meeting. Allyship from all walks of life is essential in creating safe, affirming spaces for everyone. Thank you, Pastor Wakefield, for your support and advocacy!

13/03/2025

Something to keep our eyes on

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The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children in a case from Colorado.

Colorado is among roughly half the states that prohibit the practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling. https://abcnews.visitlink.me/_u8BLs

08/03/2025

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05/03/2025

South Haven LGBTQ+ Advocacy’s Commitment to Full Inclusion:

At South Haven LGBTQ+ Advocacy, our mission is to advocate for and protect the entire LGBTQ+ community by raising awareness, increasing visibility, and creating affirming safe spaces. As a nonprofit, we remain steadfast in upholding our mission while making all decisions.

Recent policies attempting to reduce representation to only “LGB” are deliberate efforts to erase and harm our trans, nonbinary, q***r, and questioning siblings. Let us be clear: there is no "LGB" without the "T," nor will we stand for the exclusion of any part of our community. Our name—LGBTQ+—reflects our unwavering commitment to supporting and uplifting every person who identifies or is questioning their place within the q***r community.

We recognize that some organizations, due to reliance on government funding, may feel pressured to conform to exclusionary policies. However, we will never compromise on inclusion. If individuals or organizations object to our commitment to full equality, we ask that they seek to understand this: we will not leave anyone behind.

To our sponsors, donors, vendors, clients, and volunteers, this is our stance. We welcome and honor all forms of support, including anonymous donations for those who prefer privacy. Our organization stands in solidarity with our q***r, trans, BIPOC, Latino, and allied communities, working together to build a safer, more inclusive, and more understanding South Haven.

As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. so powerfully stated:
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."

Trent Morgan
Board President
South Haven LGBTQ+ Advocacy
Pronouns - He/Him/His

04/03/2025

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27/02/2025

Something to keep our eyes on. Remember we're all in this together and we will prevail! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈❤️

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unit has scrapped policies preventing staff from gathering intelligence on people based solely on their LGBTQ+ status.

26/02/2025

A statement from South Haven's Democrat State Representative Joey Andrews

"House Resolution No. 28, condemning the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, is a harmful and hateful attack on LGBTQ+ Michiganders—I won’t stand for it. Love is love, and it’s not partisan.

This is a ridiculous distraction from the real issues Michiganders face. I’m ready to focus on supporting working families and building stronger communities."

Read more: https://michiganadvance.com/2025/02/26/as-a-michigan-republican-made-his-case-to-ban-same-sex-marriage-a-gay-democrat-stole-the-show/

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