Incident Reporting

Against Bias/Harassment On/Near Campus

If you, someone you know, or a group within the University community, has experienced bias, discrimination or hostility, please inform the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action by filling out this form. The incident does not need to have taken place on campus for it to be reported.

Forms of discrimination can include expressions of disrespectful bias, hate, harassment or hostility against an individual or group because of the individual or group's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, gender identification, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status and/or sexual orientation. Expressions vary, and can be in the form of language, words, signs, symbols, threats, or actions that could potentially cause alarm, anger, fear, or resentment in others, or that endanger the health, safety, and welfare of a member(s) of the University community, even when presented as a joke.

If the incident has taken place in the Residence Halls, inform Housing & Residential Life immediately. If you believe you have been the victim of a crime, call 911 immediately.

The QSCC is specifically concerned about incidents based on gender, gender identification, and/or sexual orientation. The University of Minnesota is ready and willing to provide support, and address disrespectful bias and discrimination within our community. It needs to know what happens and how often, so that it can respond and help those who are targeted. By reporting incidents, you become part of the solution.

Counseling Services for Queer Students

If you are looking for student support, and are seeking help during your coming out process, the Queer Student Cultural Center provides Arch, a completely safe and confidential student-run support group.

If you are looking for professional help with any GLBT-related issues, University Counseling and Consulting Services (UCCS) is a great place to go. Sarra Beckham-Chasnoff, Ph.D., L.P., L.M.F.T. and Joe Groninga, M.A. are two of the GLBT counselors at UCCS who are willing to listen and help with any problem you might be facing.

If you have been sexually abused, assulted, or harrassed, contact the Aurora Center.

Resources For Bisexuals

• Bi-Net USA
  Phone: 612-588-1711
• HIM Program
  Phone: 612-348-6641
  Offers programs around married men, coming out, and sexual health for gay and bi men.

Resources for Coming Out

• Arch
  Queer Student Cultural Center
  300 Washington Ave #205, Minneapolis
  Phone: 612-626-2344
• Chrysalis Center for Women
  4432 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis
  Phone: 612-871-0118
• District 202
  1601 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis
  Phone: 612-871-5559
• Exploring Identity Group (For Men)
  River City Mental Health Clinic
  2265 Como Ave, St. Paul
  Phone: 651-646-8985
• Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
  Phone: 888-THE-GLNH
  Coming-out counseling and nationwide referral
• HIM Program
  525 Portland Ave S, LL, Minneapolis
  Phone: 612-348-6641
• Men's Center
  3429 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis
  Phone: 612-882-5892

Resources for Transgender Persons

• City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC)
  Phone: 612-229-3613
  Transgender and cross-dresser support and social group.
• GenderBlur - Twin Cities
  Phone: 612-823-1152
  A social event, cabaret and party for the transgender, genderqueer and allied communities.
  Scheduled every 2 months at Patrick’s Cabaret in Minneapolis
• Gender Education Center
  Phone: 612-424-5445
  Providing transgender education, assistance and counseling
• Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition
  Phone: 612-823-1152 x3
  Focusing upon transgender health issues in the local community
• National Transgender Advocacy Coalition
  National Advocacy organization promoting understanding, fighting discrimination and fighting for the full civil rights of all transgendered, intersex and gender variant people.
• TEM
  Phone: 612-870-8536 (Twin Cities), 877-4-TRIESS (In MN, IA, WI, ND, SD)
  Local chapter of Tri-Ess, a national organization supporting heterosexual transgender men and their families.
• TMen
  Phone: 612-264-4749
  Group for people assigned female at birth and no longer feels that is complete or accurate.
• Transgender Law and Policy Institute
  National organization working on law & policy initiatives to improve transgender equality.
• TransVoices
  Phone: 651-428-6844
  The Twin Cites' only transgender chorus and the 2nd transgender vocal group in the nation.
• TriState TG - Midwest
  Phone: 218-287-8034
  Transgender, cross-dresser, and transsexual support group serving Manitoba, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
• University of Minnesota Program in Human Sexuality
  1300 2nd St S #180, Minneapolis
  Phone: 612-625-1500

Resources for intersexuals

• Intersex Society of North America
  Phone: 206-633-6077
  Working to end shame, secrecy and unwanted genital surgeries on intersex people.
• National Transgender Advocacy Coalition
  National Advocacy organization promoting understanding, fighting discrimination and fighting for the full civil rights of all transgendered, intersex and gender variant people.

Resources for Domestic Violence

• Alexandra House
  Phone: 763-780-2330
  Domestic violence shelter that welcomes lesbians and bi women.
• Casa de Esperanza
  Phone: 651-772-1611 (Crisis Line), 651-646-5553
  Domestic abuse shelter that serves all women with special focus on Latinas.
• Cornerstone Advocacy Services
  Phone: 952-884-0376, 952-884-0330 (Crisis Line)
  Advocacy and shelter for victims of domestice violence, including support groups for battered GLBT people.
• GLBT-Kids Abuse Intervention Network
  Phone: 877-GLBTKIDS, 877-452-8543
  Providing resources, referrals, and counseling to youth, schools, service providers, parents and concerned adults.
• Same-Sex Domestic Abuse Intervention Hotline
  Phone: 612-822-0127 x702 24-hour counseling and intervention service.
• Sexual Violence Center
  Phone: 612-871-5111 (Crisis Line), 612-871-2193 TTY, 612-871-2184 (Business Line)
  Crisis counseling about sexual assault; GLBT sensitive.
• The Trevor Project
  Phone: 800-850-8078 24-hour crisis line and counseling for GLBT youth.

Resources for Queer Families

• AMAZE
  Phone: 612-724-4323
  Training educators & parents about GLBT issues in elementary and middle schools.
• Faith, Family, Fairness Alliance
  Faith-based coalition of people in Minnesota from diverse religious backgrounds and beliefs.
• Families Like Mine
  Organization for daughters and sons of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parents.
• Family and Children's Service
  Phone: 612-339-9101
  GLBT specific counseling, support groups and presentations.
• Family Service of St. Paul
  Phone: 651-222-0311
  GLBT sensitive counseling and support groups.
• Friends for Lesbian & Gay Concerns
  Phone: 651-646-5456
• Gay Fathers Support Group
  Support group for gay men with children.
• Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
  Phone: 212-727-0135
  Organization working to create safe school.
• GLSEN Minnesota
  Phone: 952-996-8936
  Minnesota chapter of national educator organization.
• Out for Equity
  Phone: 651-603-4942, 651-690-9634
  GLBT programs for students, educators and families in the Saint Paul Public Schools.
• Out4Good
  Phone: 612-668-0183
  GLBT programs for students, educators and families in the Minneapolis Public Schools.
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
  Phone: 202-467-8180
  National organization of allies of the GLBT community.
• PFLAG - Alexandria
  Phone: 218-943-1431
• PFLAG - Bemidji
  Phone: 218-759-2556
• PFLAG - Duluth / Superior
  Phone: 218-728-4405
• PFLAG - Fargo / Moorhead
  Phone: 701-232-8361
• PFLAG - Grand Rapids / Itasca
  Phone: 218-326-2609
• PFLAG - Mankato
  Phone: 507-526-3173
• PFLAG - Marshall / Buffalo Ridge
  Phone: 507-532-0231
• PFLAG - Northfield
  Phone: 507-663-0510
• PFLAG - Park Rapids
  Phone: 218-252-0954
• PFLAG - Red Wing
  Phone: 651-388-9610
• PFLAG - Rochester / Southern Minnesota
  Phone: 507-282-8874
• PFLAG - Saint Cloud
  Phone: 320-251-4966, 320-252-5189
• PFLAG - Twin Cities
  Phone: 612-825-1660
• PFLAG - Winona
  Phone: 507-454-1507
• Rainbow Families
  Phone: 612-827-7731
  Organization for GLBT parents.

Resources for Queer Health

• Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
  Phone: 415-255-4547
  National group for GLBT heath care providers & patients, “to make the health care environment a place of empathy, justice & equity”.
• Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP)
  Phone: 612-373-AIDS (AIDSLine), 612-341-2060, 612-373-2465 (TTY metro), 888-820-2437 (TTY state)
  Statewide HIV/AIDS prevention and education. Minnesota AIDSLine and AIDSWalk.
• Project Offstreets
  Phone: 612-252-1200
  Youth services including GLBT youth outreach, support, recreation, Host Home Program, HIV/STD prevention.
• Rainbow Health Initiative
  Phone: 612-252-1222
  Improving the health of GLBT Minnesotans through education, clinical practice, and research.
• Red Door Clinic
  Phone: 612-347-AIDS (HIV Testing), 612-348-6363 (STD), 612-348-4729 (TDD)
  STD & HIV testing and sexual health service.
• Youth & AIDS Project
  Phone: 612-627-6820
  Education, prevention, and care among youth at risk for HIV infection at the U.

Resources for Legal Help

• Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund (LLDEF)
  Phone: 312-663-4413
  National organization defending GLBT rights in the legal system.
• Minnesota Gay & Lesbian Legal Assistance
  Phone: 651-879-1925
• Minnesota Lavender Bar Association Group
  Phone: 612-822-0127 x530, 800-800-0350 x530
• Service Members Legal Defense Network (SLDN)
  Phone: 202-328-FAIR
  Washington, DC - Legal services for victims of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Resources for Queer Media

• KFAI-FM
  Phone: 612-341-3144
  Community Radio, including the GLBT-themed shows Fresh Fruit, Lesbian Power Authority and This Way Out.
• Lavender
  Phone: 612-436-4660, 877-515-9969
  Bi-weekly Minnesota GLBT magazine.
• Minnesota Women's Press
  Phone: 651-646-3968
  Bi-weekly Minnesota women's newspaper

Resources for Queer Politics

• Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
  Phone: 212-629-3322
  Nationwide media watch and anti-defamation group.
• Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
  Phone: 800-777-4723
  National organization that seeks equal rights on a federal level.
• HRC / Twin Cities Steering Committee
  Phone: 612-827-0567
  Local steering committee of national HRC.
• Lavender Greens
  Phone: 612-317-0741
  Officially recognized caucus of the Green Party with a state chapter.
• Log Cabin Republicans
  Phone: 612-588-2044
  Local chapter of national Gay & Lesbian Republican organization.
• National Center for Lesbian Rights
  Phone: 415-392-6257
  Legal center devoted to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians and their families.
• National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
  Phone: 202-393-5177
  Nation-wide grass roots organization and think-tank.
• OutFront Minnesota
  Phone: 612-822-0127
  Working for GLBT equality in Minnesota.
• Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
  Phone: 612-824-4724 TTY, 800-627-3529 Relay
  Local chapter of national gay and lesbian organization.
• Soulforce
  Phone: 612-374-5401
  Local chapter of national group engaged in non-violent struggle within religious institutions to end spiritual violence against LGBT people.
• Stonewall DFL Caucus
  Phone: 612-441-7617
  Group for involved GLBT Democrats.

Resources for Social and Recreational Activities

• Alliance of Minnesota Gay & Lesbian Bowlers
  Phone: 612-722-9806
• Boys Into Gardening (BIG)
  Phone: 651-452-9217 x514
  Gay male gardening group.
• Calliope Women's Chorus
  Phone: 612-285-5835
  Women's choral group.
• Cheer, Dorothy, Cheer!
  Wizard of OZ, drag and cheer routines.
• Feminist Eclectic Martial Arts Group
  Phone: 612-729-7233
  Nonprofit organization working to empower women & girls.
• The FIRM
  Phone: 612-377-3003
  Serious gym just west of downtown serving primarily the GLBT community.
• FrontRunners
  Phone: 612-831-3753
  Running and Walking club for gay men and lesbians.
• GAMMA
  Phone: 612-822-5002
  Social group for gay men.
• Gay & Lesbian Amateur Sport Society
  GLBT sports group, primary focus on tennis & volleyball.
• GLBT Jewish Teens
  Phone: 651-698-0751
  Support of Jewish GLBT teens at Jewish Community Center of Saint Paul.
• Gay & Lesbian Elders Active in MN (GLEAM)
  Phone: 612-489-8306
  Social group for 50+ community members.
• GLBT Pride/Twin Cities Committee
  Phone: 952-852-6100
  The group organizing annual Loring Park festival held the last weekend in June.
• Minnesota Freedom Band
  Phone: 612-374-8639
  GLBT and Allied concert and marching band that presents several concerts and appears in many parades.
• Minnesota Men of Color
  Phone: 612-821-2314
  Group of men of color united to celebrate cultural and sexual identities.
• Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra
  Phone: 612-362-4344
  GLBT concert orchestra.
• Minnesota Wild Roses Square Dancing Club
  Phone: 763-536-8862
  Instruction with dancing for GLBT community.
• Naked Minnesota
  Gay and Bisexual Nudists.
• North Star Gay Rodeo Association
  Phone: 612-82-RODEO
  Local group for GLBT rodeo fans and participants.
• Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC)
  Phone: 612-724-6541
  Local chapter of national group that confronts ageism.
• One Voice Mixed Chorus
  Phone: 612-332-1302
  Local GLBT chorus group.
• Out to Brunch
  Phone: 763-391-3449
  Local lesbian social group.
• Out in the Valley
  Phone: 612-822-0127 x502
  GLBT social group in the Saint Croix Valley.
• Outward Spiral Theater
  Phone: 952-455-2233
  GLBTA theatre company.
• Outwoods
  Phone: 612-825-1953
  GLBT outdoor activities social group
• Patrick's Cabaret
  Phone: 612-721-3595
  Performance-art space of GLBT interest
• PFund
  Phone: 612-870-1806
  GLBT community foundation.
• Prime Timers
  Phone: 612-676-0837
  Social Group for GLBT people over 50.
• Quatrefoil Library
  Phone: 651-641-0969
  GLBT community library and archives.
• Quorum
  Phone: 612-822-8535
  GLBT Chamber of Commerce.
• The Quotient Group
  Phone: 612-870-4943
  Event organizers for the GLBT community.
• Rainbow Cloggers
  Phone: 952-925-0932
• Soul Essence Minnesota
  Phone: 612-414-2102
  Integrating race into GLBT topics and issues; organizing Soul Essence weekend in August.
• Twin Cities Black GLBT Pride
  Phone: 612-870-2695
  Festival held every August.
• Twin Cities LGBT Film Festival
  Phone: 612-627-4431
  Organized every fall by the U Film Society.
• Twin Cities Gay Hockey Association
  Phone: 612-655-1342
  Affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Ice Hockey Association.
• Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus
  Phone: 612-339-SONG
  Provides several popular concerts throughout the year.
• Unity Basketball League
  Phone: 612-381-9659
  Co-recreational GLBT basketball league.
• Women's Drum Center
  Phone: 651-695-1941
  Women's percussion groups
• Womyn of Color Building Project
  Phone: 612-827-1666
  Providing safe space to Two Spirit, Queer women of color and their allies.
• Womyn’s Twilight Golf League
  Phone: 651-645-7227
• Womyn Unlimited Minnesota
  Phone: 651-405-9346
  Non-profit organization providing & facilitating social & networking opportunities for women.

Resources for Alcohol and Substance Abuse

• AA Intergroup - Minneapolis
  Phone: 952-922-0880
  Access to all Alcoholics Anonymous groups including GLBT specific groups.
• AA Intergroup - Saint Paul
  Phone: 651-227-5502
  Access to all Alcoholics Anonymous groups including GLBT specific groups.
• Narcotics Anonymous
  Phone: 612-939-3939 Helpline, 877-767-7676 Outstate MN
  Providing listings of NA meetings including GLBT specific meetings.
• Pride Institute
  Phone: 952-934-7554, 800-54-PRIDE
  Providing in- and out-patient chemical dependency treatment for GLBT individuals.