Partners in the Community
Explore a variety of queer-friendly resources in Bloomington, designed to support LGBTQ+ individuals and foster an inclusive community. From healthcare services to social organizations, the links below provide valuable tools and connections for navigating and thriving in a safe, affirming environment.
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Positive Link - provides services for HIV positive individuals
People’s Market - A marketplace to combat racism and food injustice with locally sourced foods, art, plants, and self-care items.
Gender Affirming Closet - No student/IU affiliation needed!
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Monroe County Health Department - providing free testing for symptomatic individuals
Positive Link - Housing assistance, Food assistance, HIV case management, STI testing
Planned Parenthood - reproductive health checks, HIV testing, gender-affirming hormone care
HealthNet - basic healthcare and support services
Centerstone - mental health and recovery resources
Damien Center - a link to LGBTQ friendly providers and services in the state of Indiana
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IU Maurer’s LGBTQ+ Project - The LGBTQ+ Project at the IU Maurer School of Law provides pro bono legal research and advocacy services to Indiana LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations and LGBTQ+ Hoosiers. The Project engages law students, attorneys, scholars, and LGBTQ+ advocates to address the unmet legal needs of Indiana’s LGBTQ+ community and support equality efforts of Indiana LGBTQ+ organizations.
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Positive Link - Positive Link offers housing options for registered patients that are HIV positive.
Middleway - At Middle Way House, we work to support all survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
A Friend’s Place - Emergency Shelter that can house forty women, men, and nonbinary adults experiencing homelessness. Clients can sleep, wash their clothes, and take care of personal hygiene needs while meeting with a case manager to meet their housing needs.
Wheeler Mission- Wheeler Mission—Bloomington offers life-changing care services and programs— grounded in God’s unconditional love—to meet the unique needs of every man, woman, and child who comes to our door.
New Hope Family Shelter* - We provide emergency shelter for up to 12 families at a time while our dedicated team of skilled and caring professionals work with those families.
Shalom - Shalom Center, Beacon’s day shelter, is an all-inclusive resource center in Bloomington, IN for people who are living in poverty and experiencing its ultimate expressions: hunger, homelessness, and a lack of access to basic life necessities.
Rapid Rehousing - Beacon, Inc.'s Rapid Rehousing program helps people experiencing homelessness move into homes as quickly as possible.
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Rainbow Elders - Provides support, educational activities, and social outings for aging LGTBQ+ individuals
Kaleidoscope Youth Community - All-inclusive social group for ages 12-20
Trans and Allies Support Community -program working to support and affirm transgender and nonbinary gender-diverse people in Central Indiana through support, advocacy, and social connection.
Indiana Youth Group - Creating safer spaces and empowering queer young people since 1987.
Spencer CommUnity Pride Center - Spencer Pride is dedicated to improving the quality of life of rural LGBTQ+ people in south central Indiana. They host book clubs, birding groups, free dance classes, crafting nights, and more!
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“First United Church is an inclusive community of Christian faith, living out the good news of God’s love, revealed in Jesus Christ.”
Bloomington Unitarian Church -
“We are a Welcoming Congregation, recognized by the Unitarian Universalist Association. This means we affirm and include people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer at every level of congregational life—in worship, in program, and in social occasions—welcoming them as whole people.”