Community Resources
There are many kinds of resources and support systems in the Wichita community. Below is a list of community resources for LGBTQ+ faculty, staff, students and allies. This list comprises of local, state and national resources.
The Center of Wichita is a local resource center for the LGBTQ+ community. It is also a great resource for Wichita youth seeking a safe space to socialize with other LGBTQ+ youth.
The Center of Wichita
Location: 800 N. Market, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: (316) 285-0007
Email: thecenterofwichita@gmail.com
Equality Kansas, formerly the Kansas Equality Coalition, was established in October 2005. Originally formed by the merger of independent LGBT advocacy groups in Topeka, Manhattan, and Wichita, Equality Kansas is a chapter-based grassroots organization. The organization currently has 11 chapters and over 2,000 members around the state.
Equality Kansas
Location: 800 N. Market, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: (316) 683-1706
Email: info@eqks.org
GLSEN Kansas is a grassroots initiative, working locally in our community to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. There are 43 Chapters around the country doing this important work. This organization is also a chapter of GLSEN, a national organization fighting for every student's right to a safe, supportive education.
The chapter supports students and educators locally, organizes around LGBTQ-affirming public policy, plans teacher trainings, and hosts events for students, educators, parents and allies. Chapters play an important role in bringing GLSEN鈥檚 programs and visions to right where we live, work and learn. While some chapters have full-time or part-time staff, most are entirely volunteer-based. They are always looking for new volunteers to help us ensure safe schools for all students.
GLSEN Kansas
Phone: (316) 444-0071
Email: info@ks.glsen.org
The mission of LGBT+ ICT is to promote all of the local LGBT+ news, events, organizations, bars and clubs, and inclusive businesses, connect the community and provide a single spot to find out what is going on in Wichita, Kansas.
The Liberty Press is Kansas' own LGBT publication. You can pick up a copy at newsstands across Wichita.
PFLAG is a support, education, and advocacy group for families, friends and allies of LGBT persons. Since 2013, PFLAG of South Central Kansas, located in the heart of Hutchinson, has worked with schools, healthcare, social services, businesses, and other community organizations in Hutchinson to offer education and support services to encourage and strengthen the communities in the area.
Wichita Pride's mission is to organize events to celebrate and unite our diverse community of LGBT+ and allied people in the greater Wichita area.
Wichita Pride, Inc.
Location: 800 N. Market St., Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: (316) 530-5428
Email: info@wichitapride.org
The mission of the Wichita Transgender Community Network is to provide the local transgender community with support and networking opportunities with one another as well as with the larger Wichita area community. Through social, legal, medical, educational and transitional support, the organization aims to create a community that is actively and openly inclusive of the transgender community.
Wichita Transgender and Community Network
Location: 6000 E. Harry, Wichita, KS 67218
Email: witcon.org@gmail.com
Military and Veterans
A private GSA organization dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community of McConnell AFB. We support active duty, retired, reserves, national guard, civilians and their families.
SPART*A is the premiere advocacy, education and peer-support organization working for, and comprised of, transgender members of the US Armed Forces.
The Transgender American Veterans Association advocates for equality for transgender veterans and active duty service members in healthcare, benefits and open transgender military service.
The Transgender Veterans Support Group is a public forum for all transgender people and those who support them.
"LGBT and related identities" is an inclusive term for sexual and gender minorities. Veterans may have other ways of describing themselves, so the term "LGBT and related identities" is used to inclusively recognize the full range of sexual orientation and gender identity minorities. All Veterans are welcome at VA, even those who identify as a sexual or gender minority. Sexual and gender minority Veterans have faced stigma and discrimination, which can affect health. As a healthcare institution, we need to work to make sure that Veterans with LGBT and related identities know that they are welcome at VA.
National Organizations
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) exists to preserve and protectthe liberties and privileges guaranteed to each individual by the Bill of Rights. These liberties include freedom of speech and expression, equal protection under the law, due process of law and the right to personal privacy.
The American Institute of Bisexuality encourages, supports and assists research and education about bisexuality, through programs likely to make a material difference and enhance public knowledge, awareness and understanding about bisexuality.
Sports remains one of the greatest socialization mechanisms in the world 鈥� it communicates values without relying on any one language, and its most successful participants are known and respected globally. And yet, an entire community of people remain systematically excluded from sport.
Athlete Ally believes that everyone should have equal access, opportunity, and experience in sports 鈥� regardless of your sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Our mission is to end the rampant homophobia and transphobia in sport and to activate the athletic community to exercise their leadership to champion LGBTQI+ equality.
The Asexual Visibility & Education Network hosts the world's largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality. AVEN strives to create open, honest discussion about asexuality among sexual and asexual people alike.
The Bisexual Resource Center is the oldest national bi organization in the United States that advocates for bisexual visibility and raises awareness about bisexuality throughout the LGBT and straight communities.
The Gay/Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is a U.S. non-governmental media monitoring organization founded by LGBT people in the media.
GLSEN is a United States-based education organization working to end discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression and to prompt LGBT cultural inclusion and awareness in K-12 schools.
The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQ+ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear, and with equality under the law. They empower our 3 million members and supporters to mobilize against attacks on the most marginalized people in our community.
The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, legislation, policy, and public education.
The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation鈥檚 capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.
The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people. We are building a future where everyone can be free to be their entire selves in every aspect of their lives. Today, despite all the progress we've made to end discrimination, millions of LGBTQ people face barriers in every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, healthcare, retirement, and basic human rights. These barriers must go. That's why the Task Force is training and mobilizing millions of activists across our nation to deliver a world where you can be you. Join us!
The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) is a federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations. The organization seeks to build the organizational capacity of local LGBT AAPI groups, develop leadership, promote visibility, educate our community, enhance grassroots organizing, expand collaborations, and challenge anti-LGBTQ bias and racism.
Out to Innovate鈩� is a professional society and global community of LGBTQ+ students and professionals in science, technology, engingeering and mathematics.
PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families and allies. With over 400 chapters and 200,000 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.
Trans Student Educational Resources is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender non-conforming students through advocacy and empowerment. Founded in 2011, it is the only national organization led by trans youth.
Physical and Mental Health
COMCARE of Sedgwick County helps people with mental health and substance abuse needs improve the quality of their lives.
COMCARE
635 N. Main, Wichita, KS 67203
Phone: (316) 660-7500
Hunter Health Clinic exists to improve the health and well-being of everyone in the community. From a common cold to minor surgery, the clinic is a community health center providing more than basic healthcare needs. It offers a complete line of services for you and your family including medical, dental, behavioral health, nutrition, HIV testing and counseling, pharmacy, lab, x-ray, and same-day appointments for urgent needs. The clinic provides a heartfelt, team-based care approach to the whole person.
Hunter Health Clinic
Central Clinic Location: 527 N. Grove, Wichita, KS 67214
Brookside Clinic Location: 2750 S. Roosevelt, Wichita, KS 67210
Inter-faith Ministries Location: 935 N. Market St., Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: (316) 262-2415
The University of Kansas Medical Center offers top-ranked academic and research programs in the schools of Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing.
KU School of Medicine - Wichita
Location: 1000 N. Kansas St., Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: (316) 293-2635
QTBIPOC people often experience discrimination due to their gender identity and skin color. This discrimination can also be encountered when it comes to mental and physical health care. The following directory of resources provides access to care for a variety of issues.
M-Care is committed to inclusive, affirming care for members of the LGBTQ+ community. The clinic realizes that many LGBTQ+ individuals do not get the care they need because of non-affirming medical practitioners. M-Care wants to provide a safe, inclusive and affirming practice for these patients.
M-Care Healthcare
Location: 731 N. McLean Blvd., Wichita, KS 67203
Phone: (316) 461-0339
Email: mcarehealthcare@gmail.com
Positive Directions, Inc. is a non-profit organization in Wichita, Kansas committed to the prevention of HIV transmission. The organization aim to increase access to sexual health resources and improve knowledge in the community about HIV, STIs and safer sex practices.
Positive Directions, Inc.
Location: 154 N. Topeka St., Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 263-2214
Email: prevention@pdiks.com
Wichita LGBT+ Health is a coalition of organizations interested in increasing the Wichita LGBT community鈥檚 access to health care and related resources.
Wichita LGBT+ Health Coalition
Location: 800 N. Market St., Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: (316) 425-5607
Email: wichitalgbthealth@gmail.com
The mission of Wichita Phoenix is to be a support and resource to improve the mental health and well-being of members of the adult transgender community.
Wichita Phoenix
Email: wichitaphoenix@gmail.com
Religious Institutions
College Hill United Methodist Church embraces diversity in their congregation and community. They affirm the dignity and worth of every person created in the image of God. The church honors the guiding principle that discrimination is incompatible with God's message of unconditional love. They welcome into full membership and participation in all aspects of every race, language, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental ability, economic or marital status and faith background, and they affirm and celebrate all loving and committed relationships.
College Hill United Methodist Church
Location: 2930 E. 1st St. North, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: (316) 683-4643
Pine Valley Christian Church was founded in 1968 as, and continues to be, an alternative to traditional church. They have a rich history of social activism and progressive theology. The church acknowledges that many people today have a problem with religion and "traditional" church. They offer forward-thinking Christianity for the 21st century. Pine Valley Christian Church lives in respectful presence of those who are different from themselves, following Jesus鈥� example of welcoming everyone, regardless of race, national origin, social or financial status, gender, age, sexual orientation or anything else.
Pine Valley Christian Church
Location: 5620 E. 21st St. North, Wichita, KS 67208
Phone: (316) 685-2421
Table of Hope Metropolitan Community Church is an all-inclusive and diverse church for all people. Table of Hope welcomes all persons of every race, language, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental ability, economic or marital status and faith background.
Table of Hope Metropolitan Community Church
Location: 156 S. Kansas, Wichita, KS 67211
Phone: (316) 267-1852
University United Methodist Church welcomes all individuals and is a place for people to learn and grow in their faith journey in following Jesus.
University United Methodist Church
Location: 2220 N. Yale Ave., Wichita, KS 67220
Phone: (316) 686-6765