Ally Network

Campus Ally Network

The purpose of the IU South Bend Campus Ally Network (CAN) is to help visibly affirm and support IU South Bend students, staff, faculty, administrators and alumni regardless of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Ally Training

IU South Bend—CAN provides training for individuals who are interested in becoming trained allies and joining the campus-wide network. The training curriculum includes information about terminology, campus resources and policies, identity development, the role of an ally, and other topics relevant to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning individuals. The training combines direct instruction with opportunities for active participation.

Attend a Session
Next Campus Ally Network Training: April 2023
  • Part 1 | opens 04/03/2023 | online, asynchronous on Canvas
  • Part 2 | 04/18/2023 | 5-7 pm | in-person (location Wiekamp Hall 1165)
  • Register by emailing April Lidinsky at alidinsk@iusb.edu

Resources

A Straight Guide to GLBT Americans | Human Rights Campaign

Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere | COLAGE

Answers to Questions | American Psychological Association

Consortium of Higher Education | LGBT Resource Professionals

We envision higher education environments where LGBTQ people, inclusive of all of our intersecting identities, are fully liberated.

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

Ensuring equality in healthcare for LGBT individuals and healthcare professionals since 1981.

Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network

Championing LGBTQ issues in K-12 education since 1990. Our mission is to create safe and affirming schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation | GLAAD

Guide to Being a Straight Ally | PFLAG.org

The incredibly detailed honest forthright fully comprehensive completely blunt shockingly simple wonderfully helpful and witty exposition on a topic that sometimes makes people blanch but really shouldn’t because this compelling open and straight to the point (no pun intended) little publication will demystify the secret world of gay people and be your tried and trusted guide to being a straight ally.

HRC Buyer's Guide

LGBTQ Student Resources and Support

According to the National School Climate Report, 86 percent of LGBTQ youth reported being harassed at school, compared to 27 percent of students overall. School years can be challenging for all students, yet those who identify as LGBTQ often face additional pressures or concerns. Within this guide, LGBTQ students can find resources and information about support systems available to help them navigate both high school and college environments.

OUT IUSB

We strive to enrich our campus through a variety of social activities, both formal and informal, that will be designed to celebrate and promote diversity.

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

Our 400+ chapter network provides confidential peer support, education and advocacy in communities in nearly all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Our 200,000+ members and supporters cross multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas. PFLAG has been saving lives, strengthening families, changing hearts, minds and laws since 1972. Our family and ally voice is integral to advancing equality.

The TREVOR Project

The Trevor Helpline is the only national crisis and suicide prevention helpline for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. The Helpline is a free and confidential service that offers hope and someone to talk to, 24/7. Trained counselors listen and understand without judgment. Phone | 866-4-U-TREVOR

Guide to Resources for LGBTQ+ Students

April Lidinsky

Co-Chair
Director, Master of Liberal Studies; and Professor of Women's and Gender Studies

(574) 520-4528

alidinsk@iusb.edu

Micah Spiece

Co-Chair
Student Services Specialist,
Office of the Registrar


(574) 520-5537

mjspiece@iu.edu

Sara Sage | Co-Founder
Linda Young | Co-Founder