programs
Acceptance Journeys
The end of anti-gay and anti-transgender discrimination is key to our health and well-being. Through stories told by people in Milwaukee about their love and support of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender person, Acceptance Journeys seeks to put words, faces and names to the process that each of us goes through in learning to love. The stories are about relationships with parents, children, friends, pastors, neighbors, co-workers, aunts, nephews, and customers. They are told by people just like you.
Be ABLE
Be ABLE is a program tailored to African American gay and bisexual men between the ages of 21 and 35 that focuses on identifying the cultural factors that influence risk behaviors and creates opportunities for African American gay and bisexual men to build social support through open conversations about racial and sexual identity.
BUILD
BUILD (Brothers United in Leadership Development) aims to increase the ability of African American gay and bisexual men to be effective advocates in fighting against homophobia, eliminating stigma about HIV/AIDS, and delivering clear and consistent health messages to their peers and the broader community.
Connexus
African American LGBT social and educational program fostering community development among emerging and experienced community leaders.
Diverse and Resilient Youth
Diverse and Resilient Youth is a principle program of Diverse and Resilient, Inc., with the mission of the healthy development of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in Wisconsin by creating and sustaining groups and communities to take action.
Grow Great Women!
Grow Great Women! is an initiative to increase the leadership capacity of current and emerging female leaders in the LGBT community. The project addresses oppression, health, and reproductive justice, and particpants engage in social action on behalf of all women.
HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral (CTR)
Diverse and Resilient’s HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral (CTR) program offers individual risk assessment, counseling, HIV testing, prevention education, and referrals to services for African American gay and bisexual men in Milwaukee. This program is a partnership with the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center.
Imagine More
Imagine More is a component of the Acceptance Journeys project. It was developed to encourage LGBT people to expect more in their daily lives- not more comfort or material good, but more love and support. The end of anti-gay and anti-transgender discrimination is key to our health and well-being, and one key to ending discrimination is for LGBT people to expect, and demand, acceptance.
Mpowerment
Mpowerment is an exciting program that focuses on mobilizing gay and bisexual young people between the ages of 14 and 20 in Milwaukee to shape a healthy community for themselves, build positive social connections, and support their friends to have safer sex. The Mpowerment project is a partnership with the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center.
Rainbow Alliance for Youth (RAY)
Wisconsin has gone through profound changes where gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth are concerned. In 1998, only two LGBT youth groups existed—one in Madison and one in Milwaukee. There are now several different groups specifically designed to enhance the well-being of LGBT youth in Wisconsin. Only a handful of other states in the country can claim such broad support for the interests of LGBT youth and very few are organizing on a statewide level like Wisconsin.
rm2breathe
Tobacco companies spend millions each year to target LGBT people. Fight back and set your quit date. rm2breathe can help you fight the influence of a system uninterested in your health and eager to take your money.
SHEBA (Sisters Helping Each Other Battle AIDS)
SHEBA (Sisters Helping Each other Battle AIDS) is a group of African American Male to Female transgender women focused on advocating for themselves and their community around HIV prevention and other issues facing their community. The biweekly meetings serve to support their healthy development, empowerment, and leadership potential in a supportive, social environment.
Youth Advisory Board
The Youth Advisory Board is a dynamic group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people and their allies aged 14-24 who meet bimonthly to think, lead, and engage around issues affecting LGBT youth in Wisconsin.
