Maintaining community this holiday season
LGBTQ bars remain a haven and a source of support for individuals and our organizations DONNESH AMROLLAH | Special Contributor A security is going up on Cedar Springs, so are the holiday decorations and flyers for events meant to spark joy and build fellowship within the LGBTQ community.
Businesses are taking steps to ensure our physical safety and planning events to bring us together, but it will be up to us to preserve the spirit of love and community that gives them life.
This holiday season feels darker than usual. Conservative politicians and news sources have made a concerted effort to make LGBTQ bars and clubs feel unsafe.
Our spaces are being intentionally painted as targets to draw the ire of constituents who have been told we are a danger to society.
