Love Is Stronger-Ionia County

Love Is Stronger-Ionia County LOVE Is Stronger (Living Openly Valuing Everyone) a 501(c)3 providing support for rural LGBTQ+ youth in Portland and Ionia Co.

We are a group of Portland residents committed to creating a safe, supportive space for our LGBTQ+ youth and their families.

Stop by and see us at Red Mill Community Day! 9am—3pm.
08/29/2026

Stop by and see us at Red Mill Community Day! 9am—3pm.

Our newest billboard is up!Every hand raised is a reminder that everyone deserves to live openly and be valued. It matte...
08/15/2026

Our newest billboard is up!

Every hand raised is a reminder that everyone deserves to live openly and be valued. It matters so much for our LGBTQ+ community members to know they are loved, welcomed, and never alone.

If this message speaks to you, we’d welcome your help spreading it and your support toward our efforts. Share this billboard, share this message, and consider making a donation to help us keep it going.

https://givebutter.com/2026-billboard-fund-g2hwiw

Because love is stronger, and no one in our community should ever feel alone.

We’re meeting this Sunday! If you’d like to join us, just send us a message. We’d love to have you.
08/12/2026

We’re meeting this Sunday! If you’d like to join us, just send us a message. We’d love to have you.

Too many LGBTQ+ kids learn early that “acceptance” comes with conditions.That’s why L.O.V.E. Is Stronger shows up. That’...
07/14/2026

Too many LGBTQ+ kids learn early that “acceptance” comes with conditions.

That’s why L.O.V.E. Is Stronger shows up. That’s why we build spaces where nobody has to clip their own wings to be loved.

Join us for our annual summer picnic, a day of community, food, and radical acceptance for our LGBTQ+ family and everyone who loves them. Come as you are. You are safe here.

📅 This Sunday, 4-6 PM

📍 Message us for location

Today is the last day of Pride Month, and we have so much to be grateful for.Thank you to everyone who came out to suppo...
06/30/2026

Today is the last day of Pride Month, and we have so much to be grateful for.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who helped make our billboard campaign possible. You put L.O.V.E. Is Stronger on the road, literally, and reminded our community that love is visible here.

We are proud to be a visible ally to the LGBTQ+ community in our corner of the world. Not just in June. Not just when it’s comfortable. Every single day.

To our LGBTQ+ friends, neighbors, and family members, you are seen, you are valued, and you are loved. This community stands with you.

Here’s to carrying that into July, starting with our picnic in the park! If you’d like details about our July event, send us a message. We would love to see you there!

Happy Pride to those who can’t celebrate openly or safely today. This is why LOVE Is Stronger exists: to remind you that...
06/26/2026

Happy Pride to those who can’t celebrate openly or safely today. This is why LOVE Is Stronger exists: to remind you that you are loved, you are seen, and you are not alone.

Straight people, ask yourselves the question on this graphic. If your honest answer is “no amount,” then your support fo...
06/17/2026

Straight people, ask yourselves the question on this graphic. If your honest answer is “no amount,” then your support for conversion therapy needs to end with it.

It doesn’t work. It’s torture, not treatment. Every major medical and psychological association in this country has rejected it, and the kids forced through it carry that harm for life.

L.O.V.E. Is Stronger stands with every young person who’s been told they need fixing. They don’t. They need to be loved as they are.

A Sunday Message from L.O.V.E. Is Stronger.This morning, churches across this country will open their doors. And in too ...
06/14/2026

A Sunday Message from L.O.V.E. Is Stronger.

This morning, churches across this country will open their doors. And in too many of them, someone at a pulpit will use that sacred space to condemn LGBTQ+ people.

We need to talk about what that actually does.

LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to attempt su***de than their peers. That number climbs sharply when you add family rejection, community condemnation, and religious hostility. When a young person hears from their pastor, their neighbors, their community, that who they are is shameful and sinful, it does not make them change. It makes them desperate.

So we are asking the question directly. When you demonize LGBTQ+ people from a pulpit, when you use your platform to strip them of dignity, what is the goal? Because the outcome is not abstract. You are contributing to their deaths. Real young people. Real communities. Just like ours.

Is that the pro-life position?

Here is the other side of that data. LGBTQ+ youth with just one supportive adult in their life are 40% less likely to attempt su***de. One person. One voice saying you are loved and you belong. It changes everything.

Be that voice.

At L.O.V.E. Is Stronger we will be here every single day holding the line for every LGBTQ+ young person in Ionia County. You are loved. Without condition. Without apology. 🌈🤍

If you are struggling, please reach out to the Trevor Project. Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.It really is that simple. And yet here we are.Kindness does not cost a sin...
06/13/2026

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.

It really is that simple. And yet here we are.

Kindness does not cost a single thing. It does not require you to understand someone’s journey. It does not require you to agree with every choice they make or every part of who they are. It just requires you to treat another human being like they matter.

Because they do.

Every LGBTQ+ young person in Ionia County is navigating a world that is loudly telling them they are too much, not enough, or just plain wrong for existing. The noise is relentless. The cruelty can be crushing.

But kindness cuts right through all of it.

One kind word from a teacher. One welcoming adult in the room. One classmate who chooses decency over cruelty. It changes everything. Research tells us that just one supportive person in the life of an LGBTQ+ youth dramatically reduces their risk of crisis.

One person. One act of kindness. That kind of power is available to every single one of us right now.

So today we are asking everyone in our community to make a simple choice. Be kind. To the kid who seems different. To the family that does not look like yours. To the person still figuring it all out.

Be kind. It might save a life. 🌈🤍

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P. O. Box 384
Portland, MI
48875

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