The Front Door

Bloomington’s LGBTIQ+ Community Center

Open Daily - 11am - 9pm(or so) at 122 S College Ave, Bloomington, IN
Open Times may vary when Private Meetings are scheduled. These will be posted locally and on our Events Calendar.

What We're Doing:

Protect Our People: Connect, Ltd., a local 501c3 nonprofit, Employer ID: 93-1954756, doing business as The Front Door has made a safe, sober, all-ages space to come and gather or sit alone and enjoy being in a queer-centered haven. Additionally, both independently and through our partnerships, we will offer programming, educational outreach, cultural training, and event opportunities to the greater community. For LGBTIQ+ orgs, we will be set up for co-work space and an always-available venue for meetings with site and technical support.

Our 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.

Who We Are

Melanie Davis - President
Ryne Shadday - Vice President
Amy Jackson - Founding Member, Former Secretary
Beth Clawson - Treasurer
Tonya Walden - Board Member
Liby Ball - Board Member
Melissa Phelps - Board Member
Minnassa Gabon - Board Member
Jurion Jaffe - Board Member