Information and Resources for the LGBTQ+ Community
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Iowa
Founded in 1972 with the simple act of a mother publicly supporting her gay son, PFLAG is the nation's largest family and ally organization. Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and full societal affirmation of LGBTQ people through its threefold mission of support, education, and advocacy.
PFLAG has over 400 chapters and 200,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas in all 50 states.
This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced, and serviced by PFLAG National, located in Washington, D.C., the National Board of Directors and 13 Regional Dire
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Cedar Rapids
Founded in 1972 with the simple act of a mother publicly supporting her gay son, PFLAG is the nation's largest family and ally organization. Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and full societal affirmation of LGBTQ people through its threefold mission of support, education, and advocacy.
PFLAG has over 400 chapters and 200,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas in all 50 states.
This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced, and serviced by PFLAG National, located in Washington, D.C., the National Board of Directors and 13 Regional Dire
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Des Moines
Founded in 1972 with the simple act of a mother publicly supporting her gay son, PFLAG is the nation's largest family and ally organization. Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and full societal affirmation of LGBTQ people through its threefold mission of support, education, and advocacy.
PFLAG has over 400 chapters and 200,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas in all 50 states.
This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced, and serviced by PFLAG National, located in Washington, D.C., the National Board of Directors and 13 Regional Dire
A list of LGBTQ+ Resources in Iowa.
The University of Iowa Safe Zone Summit
List of LGBTQ+ Resource in Iowa
University of Iowa Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Resource Center
LGBTRC offers a supportive environment where students interact with others and experience diversity while serving their community. In Spring 2005, The Executive Board of the UI Gay, Lesbian, Transgender & Allied Union (GLBTAU) met with University administration to discuss the possibility of securing a Center for the LGBT community. The LGBTRC opened its doors in Fall 2006 as a space to interact with other LGBT students and enhance student educational experience at the University of Iowa.
Equality Iowa wants to tell all of you that your past support of The CENTER has been greatly appreciated.
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The CENTER has been the main project of Equality Iowa (EQIA) the past two years & four months.
EQIA reached its goal, of assisting the community with a LGBTQ community center. The CENTER had a solid base in a lending library of more than 3,000 items and a strong outreach to the Trans community. It was decided that it was time for The CENTER to move out from the EQIA umbrella and become an entity of its own.
As this change took place too late for the changes to be reflected in workplace giving of the Iowa Shares and United Way campaigns some of you may have donated to The CENTER. Any funds designated for The CENTER will be sent to the new center: Des Moines Pride Center.
The furnishings and materials that had been donated to EQIA for The CENTER have been given to the Des Moines Pride Center. This includes library materials, tables, chairs, desks and other items used at The CENTER. We hope that you will consider future donations to help position the Des Moines Pride center as a vital piece of the LGBT community.
This change will allow Equality Iowa to move forward on some of the projects that have been on the back burner. Some of these include:
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Work on the Iowa Hate Crimes Law
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Educate government agencies, commissions, and committees on changes needed in policies, procedures and code to make them more inclusive
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Help start a SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) chapter in Iowa
Again, we thank you for your past support and hope that you will consider continued support of Equality Iowa as we move forward on these projects.
The Eychaner Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to promoting tolerance and non-discrimination.
The foundation invests in distinguished students through Iowa's Matthew Shepard Scholarship Program and the Howard and Mildred Eychaner Scholarship in De Kalb, Illinois. To date, over two million has been committed in scholarship assistance.
The foundation is dedicated to anti-bullying. In December 2011 the Eychaner Foundation launched reportbullyingiowa.com and has been instrumental in the creation of the Iowa Pride Network and the GLBT Youth In Iowa Schools Task Force.
Diversity Focus LGBT Resources
Many organizations in our community support diversity. However, our communities will progress and grow more quickly if we work together to draw from the vast cultural experiences we have here, in eastern Iowa, and look to other areas of the country and world to expand our focus.
To spearhead this activity, Diversity Focus was proposed and then established in 2005 as a new entity to integrate and coordinate existing efforts as well as identify or create other activities and programs.
Diversity Focus Vision: Diversity is the crucial link to economic, cultural, academic, and technological success. Diversity Focus' vision is that the Corridor community be the model of inclusion that values, nurtures, attracts, and retains people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs.
The mission of Diversity Focus is to lead in the promotion of diversity, cultural awareness and inclusion in our Corridor community.
The world is flat, as author Thomas Friedman says. Ideas and customs move across the world almost seamlessly now. At Diversity Focus, we welcome the challenge to highlight the diversity we have right here and use it to help the community grow and embrace the future.
At 7am on the first Friday of each month, we gather for breakfast and a speaker. We meet at Hoyt Sherman Place, 15th and Woodland, in Des Moines. Though we’re a club for gay, bisexual and transgender men, we welcome all supportive guests regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Our monthly newsletter keeps members up to date. Membership lists are kept confidential.
Lesbain, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Clinic
Forbes Magazine named University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as the Number 1 employer in the Health Care industry category and Number 12 employer overall (2015)
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center.
We are committed to providing patient-focused care—available to every person, around the clock—in an environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.
In our 2014 fiscal year, we employed 1,617 physicians, residents, and fellows, and 6,730 non-physician employees, including 1,904 professional nurses. We're assisted each year by a dedicated corps of more than 1,500 volunteers.
UI Hospitals and Clinics and UI Children's Hospital together deliver quality care in collaboration with University of Iowa Physicians, the state's largest multi-specialty medical and surgical group practice composed of faculty physicians of the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. These partners work together as University of Iowa Health Care, to provide patient care, conduct biomedical research, and train the next generation of health professionals.