Perceptions is committed to empowering transgender individuals, encouraging leaders to step forward and increasing transgender visibility. If you are interested in being a part of leading change, consider joining the Perceptions Transgender Steering Team. We are looking for five (5) volunteers to serve: three (3) adult transgender individuals, one (1) transgender youth and one (1) Transgender ally. Is this YOU?
Interested individuals can apply by filling out the application form.
Great Lakes Bay Pride Awards are awarded to people who have worked in the LGBT community doing great work. All LGBT and Allies are qualified for this award. If you know someone that has done great work for the LGBT community in the 2018 year, please nominate them. Nominations are now open! Click on the Great Lakes Bay Pride Awards logo for more information.
The Great Lakes Bay Pride will take place on June 29th from noon to 4 PM at the Wenonah Park in Downtown Bay City. We have many opportunities to get involved with Pride. Click on the Great Lakes Bay Pride logo for more information.
The Great Lakes Bay Pride After Party will be held on June 29th at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan. We will have a great line up of Kings and Queens. Stay tuned for updates.
Our Holiday Gala was held on December 7, 2018 at Forest Edge, Auburn, Michigan. We had 150 LGBT and Allies attend. It was a great night for all!
Do you like to sing? Join our Harmony Diversity Choir, the most diverse choir around! Click on the logo for more information. See our calendar for rehearsal times and performances.
Our scholarship is open to all LGBT and Allies going to college and actively working within the LGBT community. Scholarships applications are available from November 1st through February 15th and are awarded in May. Click on the logo for more information.
Perceptions is proud to partner with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on the HIV/ TOBACCO Program. This program provides tobacco cessation courses, education, awareness, and presentations to the general public and the AIDS Service Organizations in the Great Lakes Bay Region and reaching to Traverse City and Marquette. Tobacco use is the #1 killer of the LGBT community and reduces the lives of all, but particularly those living with HIV.
Our Trans, Family, Friends, and Allies Group is open to all transgender, intersex and gender non-conforming people, our partners and allies residing in and around the Great Lakes Bay Region.
We have 2 monthly meetings. The first meeting includes 3 groups, Transgender Youth, Transgender Adults, and Allies. Our second meeting is designed for fun and socialization. See our calendar.
Our Resource page if filled with local LGBT health, mental health, crisis, addiction, transgender, and HIV resources.
