Held at Bill's Beer Garden, the Jim Toy Community Center is hosting a fundraising event, Equality On Tap, to raise awareness about the Center and its local work.
"Are you #ThirstyForEquality? Join us for a drink!" wrote event organizers. "Bill's Beer Garden is – once again – generously donating $1 to the Jim Toy Community Center for every drink sold, so come out, bring some friends and have a drink for a good cause!"
The mission of the center is to create an inclusive community "where people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity are visible and live together in equality, respect and happiness."
The Center's name honors a local activist who was the first "out" man in Michigan, who campaigned heavily for 40 years to bring equality to LGBTQ Michiganders.
Find out more about the Center at jimtoycenter.org and about the event by visiting the Center's Facebook page.
Jim Toy Community Center to Host Equality on Tap
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