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WHO WE ARE

We are all about you, the members of our LGBTIQ+ Family!
The Front Door Community Center is a third space to be you, a place to support your aspirations, a place supported by you, a place to collaborate, share, find inspiration, hold meetings, and hold office space for your LGBT orgs. We are volunteers dedicated to advancing the quality of life in Monroe County and across the area. Join us in building this long-needed resource.

Have you met us?
Your Innaugural Board:
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Melanie Davis
President

melanie@thefrontdoor.center
 
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Ryne Shadday
Vice President

ryne@thefrontdoor.center
 
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Beth Clawson
Treasurer

beth@thefrontdoor.center 
 
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Amy Jackson
Secretary

amy@thefrontdoor.center
 
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Liby Ball
Board Member

liby@thefrontdoor.center
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Tonya Walden
Board Member

tonya@thefrontdoor.center
 
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Melissa Phelps
Board Member

melissa@thefrontdoor.center
 

ABOUT US:

Our Board:

Melanie Davis - President

Ryne Shadday - Vice President

Amy Jackson - Secretary

Beth Clawson - Treasurer
Tonya Walden - Board Member

Liby Ball - Board Member

Melissa Phelps - Board Member

 

Mission:
The Front Door Community Center of Bloomington is being created to advance the liberation of our diverse queer family through: development of safe and sober spaces for all; implementation of support for our local LGBTIQ+ organizations and social justice groups to provide community engagement and education opportunities; creation of programs and services that elevate and empower those in our community to lead healthy and fulfilling lives; and performance of advocacy work for social equity and civil rights locally and beyond.
 

Guiding Principles:

  • Respect for all, valuing individuality and diversity, and rejecting any ideology of supremacy, without exception.

  • Personal and Institutional Integrity in all decisions and actions related to the Center and our patrons.

  • Commitment to community collaboration, partnering with and supporting organizations fighting for equity, equality, and the rights of disenfranchised and oppressed populations.

  • Commitment to being actively responsive and innovative in service to the evolving needs of our community.

  • Excellence of service to our visitors, partners, employees, volunteers, and the greater community.

  • Additive in our presence to the culture and development of the City of Bloomington, Indiana.

  • Accessible physically, emotionally, and through our outreach to the community and beyond.

CONTACT >

E: info@lgbtiq.center

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