The staff at Diverse and Resilient has been monitoring public health recommendations regarding COVID-19.
We have made the very difficult decision to close Diverse & Resilient to the public beginning today, Tuesday, March 17 until further notice. Right now we have staff and the public who would be at risk if we continued things as “business as normal.” We also have staff still at the office of D&R and working from home to help keep us running during these unprecedented times.
Social distancing is critical for everyone, regardless of HIV status, in order to help flatten the curve of the epidemic and help protect and promote the health of everyone.
We have been informed that the Keenan Clinic is still offering HIV testing. Here is that information on how to get testing. All Planned Parenthood Clinics are also open!
Keenan Clinic at 3200 North 36th Street in Milwaukee hours:
Monday
11AM–3PM, 4:15–7:15PM
Tuesday
8AM–4:15PM
Wednesday
8AM–4:15PM
Thursday
11AM–3PM, 4:15–7:15PM
Friday
8AM–4:15PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
We will reevaluate as we learn more from the CDC, Governor Evers and the Milwaukee Public Health Department.
Social distancing is recommended to stop the spread of Coronavirus/COVID 19.
We will not be hosting groups for the time being. However, we are looking into ways we can host online groups.
This Thursday, Appleton was scheduled to have yoga and music healing time with Nicholas Raymond and Ciara Grace through our Room to Heal Through Arts series. Those facilitators along with our Anti-Violence Advocate Nick Ross are working to move that class to an online forum. We will post on our Facebook page once that video is completed.
Diverse & Resilient has advocates working and able to help the QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, POC, GNC) and the larger LGBTQ+ community connect to care during these times of increased isolation and illness.
Call or text:
Milwaukee/SE WI Advocate-Jennifer: (414) 242-0730 or email
Appleton/NE WI Advocate-Nick: (920) 840-2040
Statewide line: 414-856-5428
Statewide AVP director/advocate Kathy Flores
414-343-9032 or email at
Other D&R related questions, please contact Gerry Coon or Osha Towers at
Diverse and Resilient is very present in this fight to keep our communities healthy. We will continue to offer support to each other as we learn of new information.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to us via the phone numbers or emails listed.
Dear WI LGBTQ Summit Attendees, Presenters, and Sponsors:
We are canceling the 2020 Wisconsin LGBTQ Summit scheduled for March 28th, 2020 in Milwaukee as a result of the continued spread of the coronavirus.
Recently, the Wisconsin State Department of Health Services (DHS) recommended that all non-essential gatherings of 250 or more people be cancelled or postponed state wide to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, a recommendation we are following.
This has not been an easy decision, since events like ours are spaces for folx in the LGBTQ community and their allies to gather and hold community with each other, but we understand that health concerns take precedence.
We will gladly provide registration refunds, please send your refund request to . And please do what you must to remain healthy.
During this time of social distancing, we understand that “home” is not safe for many LGBTQ+ people experiencing violence and rejection.
Text or call 414-856-LGBT to connect with an advocate who can provide emotional support, help plan ways to stay physically or emotionally safer in your environment, and connect you to other resources.
Please note that this number is not a 24-hour hotline. If you leave a message, an advocate will respond to you as soon as they can.
At Diverse & Resilient, we see a future in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in Wisconsin thrive, living healthy, satisfying lives in safe, supportive communities.
Annual Report
Diverse & Resilient invites you to check out our annual report. We hope you enjoy reading about our accomplishments over the past year.
With your continued support, we look forward to doing more great things to improve the health and well-being of LGBTQ people in Wisconsin.
HIV & STI testing on-site is temporarily postponed.
We have been informed that the Keenan Clinic is still offering HIV testing. Here is that information on how to get testing. All Planned Parenthood Clinics are also open!
