Grand Rapids Trans Foundation

"Cheers, Queers!" Our Happy Hour
2026-01-08 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-04 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-06 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-02 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | Vivant Brewery + Spirits, 925 Cherry St SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States
“Cheers, Queers!” is a vibrant and casual meet & greet for West Michigan’s Trans & Queer Community! This welcoming and inclusive gathering is an excellent space to reconnect with old friends (and meet some new ones)! Co-sponsored by GR Trans Foundation & GR Pride Center.

“Cheers, Queers!” currently happens TWICE per month: one standard happy hour at Brewery Vivant, and one non-alcoholic meetup at Lotus Brew. Always on select Thursdays from 6-9pm.
Important details!
Bring a friend or come solo – all are welcome! No purchase necessary $2 off all beverages for attendees Food will be available for purchase 18+ only

TRANSPORTATION:

Bikes. Secure bike racks are available outside the venue.
Bus. Exit the 6 bus at the Lake/Dwight stop, venue is located 1 block southeast from stop (approx. 3 minutes by foot).
Cars. There is street parking + a free parking lot adjacent to the venue.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Curb cuts and ramps are available to access the venue’s front door.
Venue and event tends to get loud / cacophonous.
Venue has gendered restrooms (M/F).
Venue has some fingerfoods that are vegan, but does not have any vegan entrees. We encourage you to look at menu before arriving.

***Officially sponsored by GRTF and GRPC.

QUEERAPALOOZA (Presented by CALV N’ FRIENDZ)
2026-01-04 19:00 - 23:30 | The Pyramid Scheme, 68 Commerce Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
CALV N’ FRIENDZ PRESENTS: QUEERAPALOOZA 🌈
A Benefit Show for the GR Trans Foundation & GR Pride Center
Get ready for a night of drag, DJs, live vocals, local vendors, and unstoppable queer energy — all under one roof at The Pyramid Scheme!
Let’s start the new year right by packing the house, lifting each other up, and celebrating community, creativity, and pride — loud and unapologetic. 💖✨
Musical Performances by: Blüejay, CALV, Deadbeatdad AND Monica Parker
Drag Performances by: Cocky Divine, Irita B. Syndrome, Jeena Doucure-Chaunte and Miss Moscato
All Ages Welcome
Doors @ 7PM
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE.

***This event is endorsed by (and raising funds for) GRTF.

✨(Naughty) Amazeballs Bingo w/ DeeDee Chaunte✨ (21+)
2025-12-28 18:30 - 20:30 | The Apartment Lounge, 33 Sheldon Ave NE, Grand Rapids, 49503, United States
Join us on the last Sunday of December for Naughty AMAZEBALLS BINGO at Apartment Lounge! Win CASH PRIZES playing bingo and instant games, while enjoying good drinks and good vibes! The impeccably talented DeeDee Chaunte will be performing and calling numbers (bring some dollars to tip her!).
All proceeds from the games benefit GR Trans Foundation. 🥰
★ CASH ONLY. Bingo is $1 per panel (or $5 per 6-panel). $1 instant game (Bananas!), with a chance to win up to $200. ATM available at the venue.
★ PRIZES. We will be playing 8 rounds of bingo, with prizes for games 1-7 being a 50-50 cash split (PLUS A SPECIAL GIFT OUT OF SANTA’S SACK), and a special prize for round 8!
21+ venue. No cover.
Hope to see you there! ✨

***This event is an official GRTF event.

❌GRTF IS CLOSED❌
2025-12-23 - 2026-01-04 | GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
The GRTF office will be closed, for Winter Holidays!

We will reopen on Monday (1/5/2026)!

"Cheers, Queers!" A Non-Alcoholic Meetup
2025-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Lotus Brew Coffee / Dry Bar, 211 Diamond Ave SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States
“Cheers, Queers!” is a vibrant and casual meet & greet for West Michigan’s Trans & Queer Community! This welcoming and inclusive gathering is an excellent space to reconnect with old friends (and meet some new ones)! Co-sponsored by GR Trans Foundation & GR Pride Center.

“Cheers, Queers!” currently happens TWICE per month: one standard happy hour at Brewery Vivant, and one non-alcoholic meetup at Lotus Brew.

Important details! Bring a friend or come solo – all are welcome! Lotus has a full dry bar / mocktail menu (see Discussion tab or their website for more info)! No purchase necessary; however, pastries, full dry bar / mocktail menu, espresso drinks, teas, sodas, & coffee will be available for purchase. Outside food can be brought into the venue, but please no outside bevvies. Instead, support Lotus with a drink purchase! Nearby food: Asada, KCM, Red Bowl, and Black Napkin. Venue is all-ages, but this event is 18+.

TRANSPORTATION:

Bikes. Secure bike racks are available around the corner in front of Leon & Son Wine.
Bus. Exit the 6 bus at the Lake/Diamond stop, venue is located half a block south from stop (approx. 1 minute by foot).
Cars. There is street parking, free after 7pm.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Handicap parking spot in front of the venue (and an unofficial one in the back).
For wheelchair/ramp access, the side door in the alley is ramped, but it is very uneven pavement + a bump at the base of the door. The door can sometimes get stuck. If you need assistance navigating the uneven pavement or opening the side door, please call when you arrive: (616) 419-8613
Venue and event can become loud when busy.
Venue has two all-gender restrooms.
Venue has vegan brownies. No in-house GF food options.

"Gender Junk" Walk-In Day!
2025-12-17 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-03 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-19 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-05 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-15 13:00 - 17:00 | GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
Walk-in “Gender Junk” days are on FIRST and THIRD Wednesdays!

Stop by between 1-5 pm for a walk-in “Gender Junk” appointment to order your gender-affirming products, such as bras, binders, tucking underwear, packers, wigs, STPs, TransTape, and more!

There are some free gentle-used items in the space, but we mostly use a catalog of items that we can order from (brand new, in your size, design of your choice, free of charge to you).

These new drop-in days are “first come, first serve,” so please be patient if there’s a line or a wait!

✨Bingo to benefit GR Trans Foundation (21+)
2025-12-11 22:00 - 23:59 | Rumors Nightclub, 69 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids, 49503, United States
Bingo!

Join us for this special event on Thursday, December 11th, to raise funds for the Grand Rapids Trans Foundation! A $5 cover gets you up to 8 rounds of bingo with community-sponsored prizes! Drag performances by your host DeeDee Chaunte and some special guests!

Additionally, we’ll have $1 instant games (with cash prizes up to $200) throughout and a couple 50-50 raffles starting at 11:45pm!
🩵🤍🩷

$5 Cover | 21 and up

***Officially sponsored and cohosted by GRTF.

Legal Doc Assistance Walk-In Day!
2025-12-10 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-26 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-12 13:00 - 17:00 | GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
Second & Fourth Wednesdays are Legal Doc Assistance Walk-In Days!
Simply swing by our office to get help with updating or obtaining your Drivers Licenses / State IDs, Social Security Cards, Birth Certificates (MI and non-MI), and Passports. Kent County Trans & Nonbinary residents only. Financial assistance available.
Please bring these supporting documents with you:

Your Drivers License / State ID
Certified Birth Certificate
Certified Copy of Name Change
Your old passport (if you have one)

These drop-in days are “first come, first serve,” so please be patient if there’s a line or a wait!

"Ponyboi" Screening
2025-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | AMC Grand Rapids 18, 3000 Alpine Ave NW, Walker, MI, 49544, United States
We are excited to announce a GR screening of “Ponyboi,” a raw, defiant story of identity, survival, and chosen family. This is the first feature film written by and starring an out Intersex artist! Starring the incredible River Gallo and Indya Moore.
Synopsis: “Unfolding over the course of Valentine’s Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past.”

Our team was able to pre-screen this film, and were blown away by it. If you enjoy bold new cinema, don’t miss this screening! Moreover, proceeds from this showing will support GR Trans Foundation.

Attendees are asked to PRE-PURCHASE tickets (we need 67 attendees for the screening to happen). You will not be charged until we hit that threshold. All attendees will be gifted limited-edition stickers at the event. Tickets can be purchased here.
PLEASE NOTE: This film is rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, drug use, pervasive language, and some violence. This film is not recommended for children.

✨Amazeballs Bingo w/ Mia Cole✨ (21+)
2025-11-30 18:30 - 20:30 | The Apartment Lounge, 33 Sheldon Ave NE, Grand Rapids, 49503, United States
Join us on the last Sunday of every month for AMAZEBALLS BINGO at Apartment Lounge!

Bingo, instant games, cash prizes, incredible performances, good drinks, and lots of fun– oh, my! But these events will ALSO be raising funds for the vital and affirming work of Grand Rapids Trans Foundation!

★ The gorgeous Mia Cole will be calling bingo this month (+ you can expect a couple performances)! Bring some dollars to tip her!

★ CASH ONLY. Bingo is $1 per panel or $5 per 6-panel. $1 instant game (Bananas!), with a chance to win up to $200. ATM available at the venue. We will be playing 8 rounds of bingo. Prizes are a 50-50 cash split for rounds 1-7, and a special prize for round 8!

Please see FB event discussion board for bingo rules, bingo games, and info about our instant games. Hope to see you there!

21+, no cover.

***This event is an official GRTF event.

❌GRTF IS CLOSED❌
2025-11-28 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-27 08:00 - 17:00 | GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
The GRTF office will be closed today, for Autumn Holidays!

We will reopen on Monday (12/1)!

Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil
2025-11-20 18:00 - 20:00 | L. William Seidman Center (GVSU), 50 Front Ave SW, Grand Rapids, 49504, United States
On Thursday, November 20th, our community will come together in honor & remembrance of those we’ve lost to transphobic violence over the past year.
“With so many seeking to erase transgender people – sometimes in the most brutal ways possible – it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice”
-Gwendolyn Ann Smith, Founder of Trans Day of Remembrance
Hosted by Grand Rapids Pride Center, Grand Rapids Trans Foundation, and GVSU’s Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center, this event (Located at the L. William Seidman Center, Room 1008 at 50 Front Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI) will feature a vigil, a reading of the names of our lost extended family as well as a short program featuring guest speakers and musicians from the community.

Emotional and mental health resources and space will be available, and light refreshments will be provided.
Please be mindful of our guests who have scent sensitivities by refraining from wearing scents.
Accessible parking is available in the Fulton Lot at Fulton and Mt. Vernon, which is underneath US-131 and directly under the Laker Line bus stop.
There will be ASL interpretation for this event.

Wear the Rainbow (cohosted)
2025-11-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Richard M. Devos Center, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, 401 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Join us for a free clothing pop-up shop and workshops designed to help you pursue gender euphoria!

This event is entirely free, and takes place at the Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall at the City Campus (DEV105E) — DOWNTOWN GR! This event is open to the public. Bring shopping bags for your use if you have any.
Clothing donations will be accepted from Monday, October 20 – Wednesday, November 12. Drop-off locations include the City Campus Career Center, Grand Rapids Pride Center, and the Center for Women and Gender Equity (1201 Kirkhof). We especially are looking for large sizes of feminine clothing, including shoes! Other accepted donations include accessories (ties, scarves, belts, purses/bags, etc.) and unused cosmetics.

Cohosted by GVSU’s Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center, GR Trans Foundation, and GR Pride Center.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:

MAP / PARKING:

"Cheers, Queers!" Costume Contest
2025-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Lotus Brew Coffee / Dry Bar, 211 Diamond Ave SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States
“Cheers, Queers!” is a vibrant and casual meet & greet for West Michigan’s Trans & Queer Community! This welcoming and inclusive gathering is an excellent space to reconnect with old friends (and meet some new ones)! Co-sponsored by GR Trans Foundation & GR Pride Center.

“Cheers, Queers!” currently happens TWICE per month: one standard happy hour at Brewery Vivant, and one non-alcoholic meetup at Lotus Brew. Always on select Thursdays from 6-9pm.

THIS MONTH will have a Halloween costume contest! Prizes awarded to the top 3 costumes.

Important details! Bring a friend or come solo – all are welcome! Lotus has a full dry bar / mocktail menu (see Discussion tab or their website for more info)! No purchase necessary; however, pastries, full dry bar / mocktail menu, espresso drinks, teas, sodas, & coffee will be available for purchase. Outside food can be brought into the venue, but please no outside bevvies. Instead, support Lotus with a drink purchase! Nearby food: Asada, KCM, Red Bowl, and Black Napkin. Venue is all-ages, but this event is 18+.

TRANSPORTATION:

Bikes. Secure bike racks are available around the corner in front of Leon & Son Wine.
Bus. Exit the 6 bus at the Lake/Diamond stop, venue is located half a block south from stop (approx. 1 minute by foot).
Cars. There is street parking, free after 7pm.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Handicap parking spot in front of the venue (and an unofficial one in the back).
For wheelchair/ramp access, the side door in the alley is ramped, but it is very uneven pavement + a bump at the base of the door. The door can sometimes get stuck. If you need assistance navigating the uneven pavement or opening the side door, please call when you arrive: (616) 419-8613
Venue and event can become loud when busy.
Venue has two all-gender restrooms.
Venue has vegan brownies. No in-house GF food options.

🎃Amazeballs Bingo w/ Cherub Sinn🎃 (21+)
2025-10-26 18:30 - 20:30 | The Apartment Lounge, 33 Sheldon Ave NE, Grand Rapids, 49503, United States
Join us on the last Sunday of every month for AMAZEBALLS BINGO at Apartment Lounge!

Bingo, instant games, cash prizes, incredible performances, good drinks, and lots of fun– oh, my! But these events will ALSO be raising funds for the vital and affirming work of Grand Rapids Trans Foundation!

★ Cherub Sinn, our favorite divalicious devil and GR’s queerest cryptid, will be calling bingo during this special Halloween event (+ you can expect a couple performances)! Bring some dollars to tip them!

★ CASH ONLY. Bingo is $1 per panel or $5 per 6-panel. $1 instant game (Bananas!), with a chance to win up to $200. ATM available at the venue. We will be playing 8 rounds of bingo. Prizes are a 50-50 cash split for rounds 1-7, and a special prize for round 8!

Please see FB event discussion board for bingo rules, bingo games, and info about our instant games. Hope to see you there!

21+, no cover.

***This event is an official GRTF event.

❌GRTF IS CLOSED❌
2025-10-24 08:00 - 17:00 | GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
The GRTF office will be closed today, due to Staff Travel!

We will reopen on Monday (10/27/2025)!

Legal Doc Assistance Walk-In Day!
2025-10-22 13:00 - 17:00 | GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
Fourth Wednesdays are Legal Doc Assistance Walk-In Days!
Simply swing by our office to get help with updating or obtaining your Drivers Licenses / State IDs, Social Security Cards, Birth Certificates (MI and non-MI), and Passports. Kent County Trans & Nonbinary residents only. Financial assistance available.
Please bring these supporting documents with you:

Your Drivers License / State ID
Certified Birth Certificate
Certified Copy of Name Change
Your old passport (if you have one)

These drop-in days are “first come, first serve,” so please be patient if there’s a line or a wait!

❌GRTF IS CLOSED❌
2025-10-13 08:00 - 17:00 | GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
The GRTF office will be closed today, for Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

We will reopen on Tuesday (10/14)!

❌GRTF IS CLOSED❌
2025-10-10 08:00 - 17:00 | GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
The GRTF office will be closed today!

We will reopen on Tuesday (10/14)!

Passport Assistance Walk-In Day!
2025-10-08 13:00 - 17:00 | GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
Second Wednesdays are Passport Assistance Walk-In Days!
Simply swing by our office to get help with updating or obtaining a Passport. We can assistance with guidance, paperwork, and financial assistance. Kent County Trans & Nonbinary residents only.
Please bring these documents with you to the appointment:

Your old passport (if you have one)
Your Drivers License / State ID
Certified Birth Certificate
Certified Copy of Name Change

These drop-in days are “first come, first serve,” so please be patient if there’s a line or a wait!
