99.5zpl is proud to support LGBTQ+ Pride this month and throughout the year! Below we have highlighted just a few of the many programs and organizations that are working to make a positive impact on the LGBTQ+ Community.

Indy Pride
Indy Pride, Inc. produces events which educate, honor our history, and celebrate the diversity of the Indianapolis Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer community. Indy Pride exists to unite and serve our members and the LGBTQ+ community of Central Indiana through leadership development, educational programs, and community events which achieve inclusivity, equality, strong community connections, and awareness of LGBTQ+ issues. Below, they have organized extensive lists of local resources for Indiana LGBTO+ people and their families and allies.
Indy Pride Trans Resources
Indy Pride LGBTQ+ Community Resources

See where we’re celebrating Indy Pride here!

Damien Center
Founded in 1987, Damien Center is Indiana’s oldest and largest AIDS service organization (ASO) and serves more than 6,000 individuals affected and infected by HIV/AIDS through a comprehensive, innovative approach to HIV care and prevention.

Indiana Youth Group
Indiana Youth Group (IYG) serves young people ages 12-24 who self-identify as LGBTQ+, as well as their ally peers. All programs and services are offered free of charge. IYG strives to provide safer spaces to build self-confidence, explore individualism, and develop friendships within the LGBTQ+ community. IYG promotes a space of acceptance, equity, and restorative practices.

GLAAD
GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues
to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has
been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.

GLSEN
GLSEN believes that every student has the right to a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12
education. We are a national network of educators, students, and local GLSEN Chapters working to
make this right a reality. Our research and experience have shown that there are four major ways that
schools can cultivate a safe and supportive environment for all their students, regardless of sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression.

GSA NETWORK
Genders & Sexualities Alliances, or GSAs for short, are student-run organizations that unite LGBTQ+ and
allied youth to build community and organize around issues impacting them in their schools and
communities. GSAs have evolved beyond their traditional role to serve as safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth
in middle schools and high schools and have emerged as vehicles for deep social change related to
racial, gender, and educational justice.

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (HRC)
By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, the Human Rights Campaign strives to end
discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and
equality for all. HRC envisions a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people plus
community members who use different language to describe identity are ensured equality and
embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.

IT GETS BETTER PROJECT
The It Gets Better Project is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe. The It Gets Better Project
envisions a world where all LGBTQ+ youth are free to live equally and know their worthiness and power
as individuals.

MATTHEW SHEPARD FOUNDATION: HATE CRIME PREVENTION RESOURCES
The Matthew Shepard Foundation’s mission is to amplify the story of Matthew Shepard to inspire
individuals, organizations, and communities to embrace the dignity and equality of all people. Through
local, regional, and national outreach, they empower individuals to find their voice to create change and
challenge communities to identify and address hate that lives within our schools, neighborhoods, and
homes.

NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention hotline (1-800-273-
8255). It provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional
distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. The Lifeline is comprised of a national
network of over 200 local crisis centers, combining custom local care and resources with national
standards and best practices.

PFLAG
PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+)
people, their parents and families, and allies. With nearly 400 chapters and 250,000 members and
supporters crossing multiple generations of families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas
across America, PFLAG is committed to creating a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are
respected, valued, and affirmed.

THE JED FOUNDATION
The Jed Foundation is a nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation’s
teens and young adults, giving them the skills and support they need to thrive today…and tomorrow.

THE TREVOR PROJECT
The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people.

TRUE COLORS UNITED.
True Colors United implements innovative solutions to youth homelessness that focus on the unique
experiences of LGBTQ young people. In the United States, 4.2 million youth experience homelessness
each year, with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth 120% more
likely to experience homelessness than their non-LGBTQ peers. True Colors United is committed to
changing that.