Summer may be nearly over, but don’t fret. We are soaking up the last of the good vibes with a night of sweaty wrestling action! Grab a bikini, trunks and your queer pals and get your butts to GR Gay Wrestling’s inaugural SUMMER SLAM!!

Saturday, August 30, 8-11pm
Masks required except when wrestling

Saturday August 16, 7:00 - 9:45 pm, 18+, $15, mask-required event

Come hang, meet other trans folks in a chill environment (literally chill, our AC is working this time!).

Cute drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like!

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location). This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $15 for everyone else.

Sunday August 10, 4-7 pm, 21+, masks required

BDSM Provider and Sex Educator, Mistress Green (they/she) will be facilitating this hands-on workshop for new and experienced individuals seeking submissive roles in BDSM relationships.

We’ll be talking about self-esteem, negotiation, autonomy, self-advocacy, subspace, aftercare, tips for choosing a partner, and YOUR questions about submission.

Each attendee will be entered to win a one-hour consultation with Mistress Green!

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $50 for everyone else. Disabled? get 50% off and workshop at The RACK!

RESCHEDULED to Friday, September 19

Saturday Aug 9, 9 pm - 1 am $13.12 per person, 18+, masked

Let’s dance for our community together. The more queers we have, the better chance to have against ICE.

100% of ticket sales go to Lakeshore Rapid Response to ICE, a network of volunteers in the Lakeshore area who support members of our community targeted by ICE, through mutual aid and direct action.

$5 raffle, prizes to be announced.

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $13.12 for everyone else.

WE ARE SOLD OUT!!!

Email us here to be the first to hear about the NEXT event. There will be more!

Let’s fucking go, boys!

Join us Friday August 8,  7-9:45 for a night of sweaty, full-contact wrestling fun at The RACK! Watch the excitement or be brave and get in the ring yourself and give it a go. $15 gets you in, wrestling, and gets any flavor of gatorade your heart desires.

Adaptation rounds for folks include: thumb-wrestling, arm-wrestling, and staring competitions (trust us, based on our Lesbian wrestling night that they’re just as much fun).

Raffle is $5 for three potential prizes. Cashapp, venmo and cash will be accepted for raffle tickets.

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks and a $15 suggested donation for admittance for everyone else. 18+ welcome! Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location).

Saturday, August 2, 8-10 pm

Color-A-Bandana with Saddlesnake Custom Leatherwear

$45 per person, 18+
Saturday August 2, 8-10 pm

Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and savior, Trans Cowboy Jesus? Join us for a night of queer creativity, where you’ll color and customize your own “Glorious Body” bandana from Saddlesnake Leather, featuring artwork by @embosie. All materials included.

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $45 for everyone else.

(Fursuit) Friday August 1st, 7 - 9:45 pm

$15 per person, 18+

Join MIFurs @ The RACK for an evening socializing with the furry community! We will have board games, art supplies, snacks and good furry vibes.

Suits, pup hoods, harnesses and leashes are welcomed and encouraged if you have them - we just ask you enter in plain clothes, the venue has private spots to suit up!

All proceeds go to the RACK and the radical ways they support the local community!

QTBIPOC D&D at The RACK, 5 to 10 pm EST, free event

We’re proud to host QTBIPOC D&D every last Thursday of the month!

Introducing Farron (they/them) as DM. Farron has been DMing for 12 years in their home state of Illinois. They’re excited to meet fellow QTBIPOC D&D players and host their first campaign here in West Michigan.

12 player max for this campaign. Pre-registration is required. Our location is shared via email after approval. Cancelation is required with at least 24 hour notice so Farron can prepare accordingly.

Drinks and snacks provided. But you’re welcome to bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages.

Future 2025 dates: August 28, September 25, October 30 (no play in November or December)

Leather Collar Workshop

Saturday July 19, 8-10 pm, $50, 18+, masks required

In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll customize your own leather collar for fashion or for play! We’ll be joined by Caleb from Tandy Leather Grand Rapids to walk you through each step of the process until you have a collar that’s uniquely yours.

Each collar will be custom-fit, and all materials are included in the cost of your ticket. You’ll be able to choose your leather and hardware color, and then add other custom elements like spikes, studs, decorative rings, or stamp a name/phrase onto a leather dog tag!

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $50 for everyone else.

Tarot for Queer, Erotica, and Sexual Education Writers at the RACK

July 17, Thursday, 6-9 pm

$15/person (sliding scale available), 18+, masks required

10-minute individual tarot readings as a secular, contemplative prompt for your writing journey, with a secular witchy blessing and some guidance for next steps.

Ivy (Kandi) Zeller (she/they) is a local, queer, and disabled writer/editor. She’s a secular-ish witch who is passionate about sex education and creativity. When Ivy’s not doing word witchery, she loves spending time with found family, doing kinky shit, and making art of all kinds (from leathercraft to pole dancing). Find more of their work at linktree.com/IvyZeller. 

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $15 for everyone else.

Ask A Pro: Submission. Hands-on Workshop
Tickets are $50 each, 21+, masks required. Sunday July 13, 4-7.

BDSM Provider and Sex Educator, Mistress Green (they/them) will be facilitating this hands-on workshop for new and experienced individuals seeking submissive roles in BDSM relationships.

We’ll be talking about self-esteem, negotiation, autonomy, self-advocacy, subspace, aftercare, tips for choosing a partner, and YOUR questions about submission.

Each attendee will be entered to win a one-hour consultation with Mistress Green.

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $50 for everyone else.

Saturday July 12, 8-10 pm

Color-A-Bandana with Saddlesnake Custom Leatherwear

$45 person, 18+, masks required

Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and savior, Trans Cowboy Jesus? Join us for a night of queer creativity, where you’ll color and customize your own “Glorious Body” bandana from Saddlesnake Leather, featuring artwork by @embosie. All materials included.

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $45 for everyone else.

Pitch Witchery for Queer, Erotica, and Sexual Education Writers

July 3, Thursday, 6 to 7 pm

A 1-hour discussion about publishing options, pros and cons, how/where to pitch, and more, with helpful handouts.

Ivy (Kandi) Zeller (she/they) is a local, queer, and disabled writer/editor. She’s a secular-ish witch who is passionate about sex education and creativity. When Ivy’s not doing word witchery, she loves spending time with found family, doing kinky shit, and making art of all kinds (from leathercraft to pole dancing). Find more of their work at Linktree.com/IvyZeller.

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location). $20/person (sliding scale available).

Sunday June 29, from 4 - 7 pm. This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $50 for everyone else.

We’re proud to welcome Chicago-based, Queer Death Doula, Katherine Adams (they/she). They’ll be facilitating this “empowering and connective as fuck” queer and trans workshop at The RACK.

From the community member:
“For many queer and trans folks in Michigan (many from rural, stifling and oppressed backgrounds), we’re rarely asked about how we truly WANT to live, let alone, die. Many are scared and feel isolated, and our ‘next of kin’ are sometimes NOT people we have good relationships with.”

Katherine invites us to be in community in our deaths, allowing us to turn towards one another, make plans, and build up our support systems together.

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location). Disabled? Use code DISABILITY for 50% off your tickets.

SOLD OUT! Lesbian Wrestling Night @ The RACK!

Join us FRIDAY, June 27, from 6-9 pm EST for lubed-up, sweaty, greasy wrestling LESBIANS.

Bakesale, raffle, mocktails too! This event is free for QTBIPOC folks and a $5 suggested donation for admittance for everyone else. 18+ welcome!

Cashapp and cash will be accepted for purchasing baked goods, raffle tickets and tipping.

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location).

SOLD OUT!

Saturday June 14, 7:00 - 9:45 pm, 18+

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $15 for everyone else.

This is a mask-required event

Our first ever T4T social and it’s open to 18+. Come hang, meet other trans folks.

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location).

Saturday June 14, 10 am-1 pm, 18+

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $15 for everyone else.

This is a mask-required event

You'll enjoy printing on fabric patches from a selection of over 60 hand-cut linoleum blocks. A simple and fun art night with all materials provided.

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location).

Saturday June 7, 7-10 pm, 18+

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $50 for everyone else.

In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll customize your own leather collar for fashion or for play! We’ll be joined by Caleb from Tandy Leather Grand Rapids to walk you through each step of the process until you have a collar that’s uniquely yours.

Each collar will be custom-fit, and all materials are included in the cost of your ticket. You’ll be able to choose your leather and hardware color, and then add other custom elements like spikes, studs, decorative rings, or stamp a name/phrase onto a leather dog tag!

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location).

Thursday June 5, 7-11 pm, 18+

This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $10 for everyone else.

This is a mask-required event

Come bring your arts and crafts projects, spread out, and make stuff with us!

Whether it’s a solo craft, or one that requires many hands, bring it!

We’ll also have community supplies for your use: scissors, markers, pens, notepads, a sewing machine, banner-making material, acrylic paint, brushes, a black and white printer/copy machine, paper and supplies to make collages and zines too.

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks if you like.

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location).

QTBIPOC D&D at The RACK, 5 to 10 pm EST, free event

We’re proud to host QTBIPOC D&D every last Thursday of the month!

Introducing Farron (they/them) as DM. Farron has been DMing for 12 years in their home state of Illinois. They’re excited to meet fellow QTBIPOC D&D players and host their first campaign here in West Michigan.

12 player max for this campaign. Pre-registration is required. Our location is shared via email after approval. Cancelation is required with at least 24 hour notice so Farron can prepare accordingly.

Drinks and snacks provided. But you’re welcome to bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages.

2025 dates: May 29, June 26, July 31, August 28, September 25, October 30 (no play in November or December)

Ask A Pro: Submission. Hands-on Workshop

Sunday, May 18
4-7 pm EST
Tickets are $50 each
Ages 21+

BDSM Provider and Sex Educator, Mistress Green (they/she) will be facilitating this hands-on workshop for new and experienced individuals seeking submissive roles in BDSM relationships.

We’ll be talking about self-esteem, negotiation, autonomy, self-advocacy, subspace, aftercare, tips for choosing a partner, and YOUR questions about submission.



Each attendee will be entered to win a one-hour consultation with Mistress Green.

Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7:00 - 9:45 pm EST, event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $10 for everyone else.

Hey you. You holdin’ up okay? Naw, me neither. You need some cuddles? A really good hug? Me too.

Bring your best stuffies and plushes and blankets. Come cuddle with alllllllll the other queer, trans folks who also need a safe environment and safe touch. We’ll provide the snacks and tea.

*Platonic touch only*
*Mask required event*

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location).

Sunday, April 20, 2025, 4:00 to 6:00 pm EST, $20 person

BDSM Provider and and Sex Educator, Mistress Green (they/them) leads this two hour workshop on impact play. Whether you're giving or receiving we'll offer safety guidelines, communication tips, and creative ways to enjoy the power of impact play.

There's a door prize, and all attendees will receive a printed informational zine about impact as well. 

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location).

Wednesday April 9, from 7 - 10 pm. This event is free for QTBIPOC folks, and $10 for everyone else.

*This is a mask-required event*

Come bring your arts and crafts projects, spread out, and make stuff with us.

Whether it’s a solo craft, or one that requires many hands bring it! Don’t have active work, but want to just be next to other creative folks (making things or just chillin’), come on over.

Our team will be doing a BIG printmaking project that we could use some support on too, if you wanna lend a hand!

Community supplies for your use: scissors, markers, pens, notepads, a sewing machine, banner-making material, acrylic paint, brushes, a black and white printer/copy machine, paper and supplies to make collages and zines too.

Drinks and snacks provided, you can also bring you own food and non-alcoholic drinks too.

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location)

SOLD OUT

Sunday, April 6, 2025, 4:30 to 6:00 pm EST, $40 person

For our first couples massage workshop at the RACK, we welcome Massage Therapist, Loren Kay Wicksall LMT.

Check out Massage Magick GR on Instagram

We’re excited to welcome both couples and individuals. Solo attendees can pair together at their comfort. Each attendee must register themselves independently, but tickets can be purchased by one partner.

Tickets are delivered via pdf (with our location).

QTBIPOC? Enter coupon code “SOLIDARITY” at checkout for your free event ticket.