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Culture Centers
Indiana University Bloomington

LGBTQ+ Culture Center

The center is a place where people are given the encouragement and resources to build meaningful relationships across differences and learn about issues relating to race, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

Students organize event materials outside the LGBTQ+ Culture Center, with Pride flags displayed in the windows.
  • #4 in U.S.
    2023 Campus Pride ranking for fostering an inclusive and supportive community
  • 6
    Number of queer student groups affiliated with the LGBTQ+ Culture Center

Programs and initiatives

We offer resources for anyone in the IU Bloomington community who wants to increase their knowledge of LGBTQ+ issues, culture, and history.

  • A student connects with a guest speaker during an LGBTQ+ Culture Center program.

    Explore programs

    We organize programs and community-building opportunities to help everyone become familiar with LGBTQ+ culture.

  • Students and community members celebrate at a Pride event, waving rainbow flags and cheering together.

    Find resources

    Find support, services, and community resources.

  • Students gather in the LGBTQ+ Culture Center library, surrounded by books and LGBTQ+ resources.

    Browse the library

    LGBTQ+ Library offers a cozy spot to explore our collection of resources and materials for research and entertainment.

Exterior of the LGBTQ+ Culture Center at Indiana University Bloomington, a two-story brick building with a covered front porch and landscaped entrance.

Our home

Situated close to campus, our center offers a welcoming space that provides resources, intersectional programming, and opportunities to help people live their authentic lives.

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Actor Hunter Schafer speaks on stage during the Speaking of Excellence speaker series at IU Bloomington.

Speaker series

Speaking of Excellence

Each year, the Speaking of Excellence Speaker Series hosts keynote lectures from nationally and internationally recognized LGBTQ+ personalities who have achieved excellence and fame.

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As I celebrate being queer, poz, Black, partially deaf, and Caribbean; the LGBTQ+ community is a myriad of gender and sexual identities. It is important to recognize, celebrate, and value our multiple dimensions of identity.

Bruce Smail
Director, LGBTQ+ Culture Center
 

Give back

We are committed to serving as a place where cultural heritage, history, and traditions are celebrated and explored. Your financial support helps the LGBTQ+ Culture Center provide additional resources, programming, and services to put students on a path to achievement from the first day of classes.

Bloomington

LGBTQ+ Culture Center

705 E 7th St. Bloomington, Indiana 47408
  • glbtserv@iu.edu
  • 812-855-4252