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Michigan Resource Directory

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Western Michigan

*THE NETWORK (Lesbian & Gay Community Network of Western Michigan)
343 Atlas Avenue SE, Grand Rapids 49506. Phone: 616-458-3511.

AA FOR GAYS
East Congragational Church, 1005 Giddings SE in Grand Rapids 7:30pm: Tuesday closed; Thursday open; Sunday closed.

AWARE GRAND RAPIDS (faith-based support and discussion group)
www.asweare.org
645 Cherry St SE, Grand Rapids 49503. Phone: 616-456-6174

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
Christ Community Church, 225 E. Exchange Street, Spring Lake 49456. Phone: 616-842-1985. Meets first Monday of each month @ 7:00pm.

DOUGLAS AIDS/HIV SUPPORT GROUP
meets first and third Thursdays @ 7:00pm, Douglas United Church of Christ, 56 Wall Street, Douglas. Phone: 616-227-3421.

EVANGELICALS CONCERNED
P.O. Box 6011, Grand Rapids, 49516. Phone: 616-452-7928.

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION OF LESBIANS & GAYS
P.O. Box 84, Rankin Center, Big Rapids, 49307.

GAMMA (Gay and Married Men’s Association) Support Group
meets 2nd & 4th Wednesdays @ 7:30pm at Park Congregational Church
Phone: 616-361-1440.

GIFT (faith based LGBT groups for youth and all ages)
www.GaysInFaithTogether.org
P.O. Box 68295, Grand Rapids, 49503. Phone: 616-774-0446

GLSEN (GAY, LESBIAN, STRAIGHT EDUCATION NETWORK)
www.glsengr.org
P.O. Box 68781, Grand Rapids, 49516.
Meets on the Second Thursday of each month at Trinity United Methodist Church @ 7:00pm.

GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE GAY / STRAIGHT ALLIANCE
www.grcc.edu/?gsa

GRAND RAPIDS FRONTRUNNERS
www.frontrunners.org/clubs/grandrapids
P.O. Box 1388, Grand Rapids 49501. Runners & walkers meet Tues and Thurs @ 6:30pm, Saturdays @ 9:00am. Phone: 616-774-8282.

GRAND RIVER SQUARES
www.grsquares.org
P.O. Box 140792, Grand Rapids, 49514-0792
email: info@grsquares.org

H.A.S. – HIV/AIDS SERVICES OF WESTERN MICHIGAN
www.hasinc.org
343 Atlas Avenue SE , Grand Rapids, 49506. Phone: 616-456-9063.

LGBT Youth Support Group
P.O. Box 1352, G.R., 49501.
Meets at The Network, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Thurs @ 7pm.
Ph: 616-458-3511 or
email youth@the-lgbt-network.org .

LGPAN – LESBIAN & GAY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Phone: 616-891-8480. Email: aklimik@hotmail.com.

LIFESTYLE TRAVELER - GAY & LESBIAN TRAVEL SPECIALISTS
www.lifestyletraveler.com
3230 Broadmoor SE, Grand Rapids, 49512. Phone: 616-949-6000

MICHIGAN DUNES REGION
LAMBDA CAR CLUB INTERNATIONAL

clubs.hemmings.com/lccmichdunes
PO Box 51416
Kalamazoo, 49005-1416
Mark Hewitt 734-649-5295

MICHIGAN HIV NEWS
www.mihivnews.com

MIDWEST AIDS PREVENTION PROJECT
Phone: 248-545-1435

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN
25 Sheldon, SE, Suite 213, Grand Rapids, 49503. Phone: 616-735-4087.

 

NIGHT CLUBS

APARTMENT LOUNGE, THE
33 Sheldon Blvd, Grand Rapids. Phone: 616-451-0815. (Happy Hour Bar)

DIVERSIONS VIDEO BAR & GRILL
10 Fountain Street, Grand Rapids. Phone: 616-451-3800. (Dance & Entertainment Club and Restaurant)

DOUGLAS DUNES RESORT
333 Blue Star Hwy, Douglas. Phone: 616-857-1401. (Dance & Entertainment Club and Restaurant & Hotel)

RUMORS NIGHTCLUB
69 South Division, Grand Rapids. Phone: 616-454-4100. (Dance & Entertainment Club)

 

NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Male only nudist social organization affiliated with Gay Naturists International, P.O. Box 68255, Grand Rapids, 49516.

OUT MUSKEGON
Discussion support group for LGBT persons. Meets on Friday evenings. Phone: 231-759-2234

OUT-N-ABOUT
Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, 49401. Phone: 616-895-6611.

PFLAG (PARENTS, FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS)
www.geocities.com/pflaggr
meets at Trinity Methodist Church. 2nd Sunday of each month @ 2:00pm. Phone: 616-285-9133.

PRIDE-PAC – GAY AND LESBIAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Phone: 616-891-8480 or email: aklimik@hotmail.com

PRO-CHOICE ADVOCATES
P.O. Box 6872, Grand Rapids, 49516. Ph: 954-2555.

RECONCILIATION METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH
www.reconciliationmcc.org
3864 Benjamin, NE, Grand Rapids, 49505. Phone: 616-364-7633. Every Sun @ 10am. Bible Study every Wed @ 7:00pm.

ST.JOHN THE BELOVED - REFORMED CATHOLIC CHURCH
www.stjohnthebeloved.org
255 Plymouth SE (Between Robinson Rd. & Wealthy), Grand Rapids.
Mass each Sunday @ 4:30pm.

ST.MARY'S McCAULEY HEALTH CENTER
www.smmmc.org/clinicalservices/healthcenters/macauley.shtml

SPIRITUAL SUPPORT GROUP FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH AIDS
Call GRACE/AIDS Pastoral Care Network, Lisa Mitchell. Phone: 616-774-2177.

TRANSGENDER MICHIGAN
www.transgendermichigan.org

 

Southwestern Michigan

CARES (COMMUNITY AIDS RESOURCE AND EDUCATION SERVICE)
629 Pioneer Street, Kalamazoo, 49008. Phone: 616-381-2437.

LAMBDA CATHOLICS
Meets 2nd Saturday after 6pm mass at St. Thomas Moore Church Library on Monroe Street, Kalamazoo. Phone: Nadine 616-323-8422

FRIENDS SOUTHWEST
P.O. Box 2491, Kalamazoo, 49003. Phone: 616-375-0557. GAY & LESBIAN AA - meets every Tues @ 8pm at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 247 West Lovell, Kalamazoo & Thurs @ 7pm at Skyridge Church, 394 S. Drake Road, Kalamazoo.

HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUP
Hosted by CARES at Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ, 56 Wall Street, Douglas. Ph: 616-857-2085 or 800-944-2437.

KALAMAZOO GAY & LESBIAN RESOURCE CENTER
629 Pioneer, Kalamazoo, 49008. Phone: 616-349-4234.

LAVENDER MORNING
P.O. Box 50729, Kalamazoo, 49005. Every Thurs @ 7pm.

LESBIAN & GAY RESOURCE CENTER
Resource Line 616-345-7878 or from Battle Creek at 616-731-2008. Telephone is staffed from 7-10pm, Sun. through Fri.

LESBIAN & GAY RESOURCE CENTER YOUTH GROUP
support group for L/G/B youth 21 and under. Meets Thurs @ 7pm in Kalamazoo. Phone: 616-327-8107 or 616-345-7878.

 

NIGHT CLUBS

BROTHERS BETA CLUB
209 Stockbridge Avenue, Kalamazoo. Phone: 616-345-1960. (Dance & Entertainment Club)

TRADEWINDS
562 Portage Street, Kalamazoo. Phone: 616-381-4140. (Happy Hour Bar)

PARTNERS
910 North Avenue, Battle Creek. Phone: 616-964-7276. (Dance & Entertainment Club)

ZOO, THE
906 Portage Street, Kalamazoo. (Dance Club)

 

OUR KIDS
social events for Lesbian and Gay parents and their children. Phone: 616-388-5656. (Pandora Books - Kalamazoo).

PFLAG KALAMAZOO
P.O. Box 1201, Portage, 49081-1201. Phone: 616-327-8107. People’s Church every 4th Sunday @ 2:00pm.

PHOENIX COMMUNITY CHURCH
Kalamazoo. Phone: 616-381-3222.

 

Central and Eastern Michigan

AFFIRMATIONS LESBIAN/GAY COMMUNITY CENTER
195 W. Nine Mile Road, Suite 110, Ferndale, 48220. Phone: 800-398-GAYS or 248-398-GAYS.

AMBITIOUS AMAZONS/LESBIAN CONNECTION/LESBIAN CENTER
P.O. Box 811, East Lansing, 48826. Phone: 517-371-5257.

CAPITAL MEN’S CLUB
P.O. Box 4361, East Lansing, 48826-4361.

DETROIT TOGETHER
P.O. Box 1381, Berkley, 48072-1381.

GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST MCC
P.O. Box 159, Carrollton, 48724. Phone: 517-752-4404

JACKSON SOCIETY
P.O. Box 6184, Jackson, 49204.

LANSING ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, INC.
P.O. Box 6565, East Lansing, 48826. Phone: 517-332-3200.

LANSING LESBIAN/GAY HOTLINE
M-F 7-10pm, Sunday 2-5pm. Phone: 517-332-3200.

LESBIAN ALLIANCE
P.O. Box 6423, East Lansing, 48826. Phone: 517-485-7100.

LESBIAN/GAY & BISEXUAL PROGRAMS OFFICE AT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
3116 Michigan Union, Ann Arbor, 48109. Phone: 313-763-4186.

MICHIGAN HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
P.O. Box 43563, Detroit, 48219.

MICHIGAN LESBIAN/GAY DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
P.O. Box 1708, Royal Oak, 48068.

MICHIGAN PRIDE, INC.
P.O. Box 16191, Lansing, 48901. Phone: 517-371-8466; e-mail: MichiganPrideInc@unforgettable.com.

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ALLIANCE OF LESBIAN, BISEXUAL @ GAY STUDENTS
442 Student Union, East Lansing, 48824. Phone: 517-353-9795.

MAPP - MIDWEST AIDS PREVENTION PROJECT
429 Livernois, Ferndale, MI 48220. Phone: 888-226-6366. www.aidsprevention.org

MTTC - MALE TENT & TRAILER CAMPERS
Statewide male-only social organization. Phone: 248-698-4850. E-mail: MTTC Dan@aol.com, Web site: www.MTTC.net

 

NIGHT CLUBS

ADAM’S APPLE
18931 W. Warren, Detroit. Phone: 313-240-8482.

AUT BAR
315 Braun Court, Ann Arbor. Phone: 734-994-3677.

BACK POCKET
8832 Greenfield, Detroit. Phone: 313-272-8374.

BAMBI’S BOTTOMS UP
1742 E. Gennessee, Saginaw. Phone: 517-752-9179.

CLUB 505
505 E. Shiawasee, Lansing. Phone: 517-374-6312.

CLUB FLAMINGO
352 Oakland Avenue, Pontiac. Phone: 248-253-0430.

CLUB GOLD COAST
2971 East 7 Mile Road, Detroit. Phone: 313-366-6135.

CLUB MI (THE MERRY INN)
2402 Franklin Street, Flint. Phone: 810-234-9481.

CLUB PARADISE
224 S. Washington, Lansing. Phone: 517-484-2399.

DETROIT EAGLE, THE
1501 Holden, Detroit. Phone: 313-873-6969.

DOLCE VITA, LA
17546 Woodward Avenue, Detroit. Phone: 313-865-0331.

ESQUIRE CLUB
1250 Turner Street, Lansing. Phone: 517-487-5338.

GIGI’S
16920 West Warren Avenue, Detroit. Phone: 313-584-6525.

HAYLOFT SALOON
8070 Greenfield, Detroit. Phone: 313-581-8913.

MALE BOX, THE
3537 East 7 Mile Road, Detroit. Phone: 313-892-5420.

MENJO’S
928 W. McNichols, Detroit. Phone: 313-863-3934.

MIRAGE
27 N. Walnut Avenue, Mount Clemens. Phone: 810-954-1919.

NECTARINE BALLROOM
516 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor. Phone: 734-994-5436.

NUMBERS VIDEO NIGHT CLUB
17518 Woodward, Detroit. Phone: 313-868-9145.

OFF BROADWAY EAST II
12215 Harper, Detroit. Phone: 313-521-0920.

OLTELLO’S
151 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson. Phone: 616-782-2411.

ONE X
2575 Michigan Avenue, Detroit. Phone: 313-964-7040.

OTHER SIDE LOUNGE, THE
16801 Plymouth Road, Detroit. Phone: 313-836-2324.

PRONTO!
608 S. Washington, Royal Oak. Phone: 248-544-7900.

R & R SALOON
7330 Michigan, Detroit. Phone: 313-849-2751.

RAINBOW ROOM, THE
6640 East 8 Mile Road, Detroit. Phone: 313-891-1020.

REGINE’S OFF THE PARK
711 East McNichols, Detroit. Phone: 313-865-4747.

SAM’S TIFFANY’S
17436 Woodward Avenue, Detroit. Phone: 313-883-7162.

SEEKERS
3301 24th Street, Port Huron. Phone: 810-985-9349.

SPIRAL
127 Center Street, Lansing. Phone: 517-371-3221.

STATE BAR
2512 South Dort Hwy, Flint. Phone: 810-767-7050.

STILETTO’S
1641 Middlebelt Road, Detroit. Phone: 734-729-8980.

STINGERS
19404 Sherwood, Detroit. Phone: 313-892-1765.

SUGARBAKERS
3800 East 8 Mile Road, Detroit. Phone: 313-892-5203.

TRADITIONS
3425 Holland Avenue, Saginaw. Phone: 517-753-0808.

WOODWARD BAR
6426 Woodward Avenue, Detroit. Phone: 313-872-0166.

ZIPPERS – 8221 East Davison, Detroit. Phone: 313-892-8129.

 

PFLAG
P.O. Box 7471, Ann Arbor, 48107. Phone: 313-741-0659.

PFLAG - BAY CITY-MIDLAND-SAGINAW
P.O. Box 834, Bay City, 48707. Phone: 517-893-2475. Meets 4th Sunday monthly 2-4pm.

PRISM (AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
Phone: 517-774-7470.

REACH OUT (support group for gay and lesbian ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses)
P.O. Box 4743, East Lansing, 48826.

SOL RISING
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual workshops/support, P.O. Box 4951, East Lansing, 48826. Phone: 517-336-0115.

 

Northern Michigan

FRIENDS NORTH
P.O. Box 562, Traverse City, 49685-0562. Board meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month @ 7pm. Phone: 231-946-1804. Email: friendsnorth@hotmail.com.

GLSEN (GAY/LESBIAN/STRAIGHT EDUCATION NETWORK)
P.O. Box 9, Traverse City, 49685. Phone: 231-943-5050.

KLONDYKES LABRYS
Route 1, P.O. Box 257, Honor, 49640.

MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN, Healthful Living Program
312 Water Tower Drive, Kincheloe, 49788.

 

NIGHT CLUBS

CLUB XPRESS
904 Ludington Street, Escanaba. Phone: 906-789-0140. (Dance Club)

SIDE TRAXX
520 Franklin off 8th Street, Traverse City. Phone: 231-935-1666. (Dance Club)

 

N.O.W. (NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN)
Phone: 616-938-1333.

PFLAG - TRAVERSE CITY
P.O. Box 1705, Acme, 49610. Phone: 231-271-5045.

TRAVERSE CITY GAY AA
Grace Church, Washington at Boardman, Traverse City. Phone: 231-922-0746.

TRAVERSE CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
400 Boardman. Phone: 231-922-4700.

WINDFIRE (support group for L/G/B youth)
Meets every Thursday. P.O. Box 562, Traverse City, 49688. Phone: 231-922-4800 or 800-442-7315.

 

Michigan Statewide and National

GAY & LESBIAN NATIONAL HOTLINE
Phone: 888-THE-GLNH (888-843-4564).

GAY & LESBIAN NATIONAL YOUTH HOTLINE
Phone: 800-347-TEEN (800-347-8336).

PRIDE-PAC – GAY AND LESBIAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - Phone: 616-891-8480 or email: aklimik@hotmail.com

TRIANGLE FOUNDATION
19641 W. Seven Mile Road, Detroit, 48219. Phone: 313-537-3323. Report Hate Crimes: 877-7-TRIANGLE (877-787-4264)

   
Kit Groth, MSW
Individuals and Couples
616 453 7606
 
Human Rights Campaign
www.hrc.org


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