Indiana University offers Queer Prom, trans surgeries, hormone therapy

[Lori Dee]

Indiana University offers Queer Prom, trans surgeries, hormone therapy
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Indiana - Tate Miller | The Center Square contributor
April 5, 2025

Indiana University offers a wide range of LGBTQ programs and services, including "Queer Prom," gender affirming surgery, gender affirming hormone therapy, and a gender affirming closet.

The IU School of Medicine performs "gender affirming surgery" for those 18 and over.

Some of the surgeries available are chest reconstruction, orchiectomy, vulvoplasty, vaginoplasty, voice surgery, facial feminization surgery, metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, and hysterectomy and oophorectomy, according to its website listing.

IU Bloomington educates nearly 50,000 students as of 2024, according to its website, and receives a rating of 5/5 for LGBTQ friendliness.

The LGBTQ+ Culture Center offers a Gender Affirming Closet where free clothing is available and the LGBTQ+ Library that provides "resources on gender and sexual diversity."

The LGBTQ+ Culture Center also offers a resource on "Changing Your Preferred/Primary Name at IU" and a page entitled "Transitioning at IU."

Other resources direct students to a nearby Planned Parenthood that offers abortion and gender-affirming hormone care; Kaleidoscope Youth Community, an "all-inclusive social group" for 12 through 20-year-olds; Bloomington's all ages PRIDE Pridefest; a 21+ queer bar and grill; as well as "a comprehensive guide" to personal pronouns.

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Although this showed up in my News Feed, I thought it would be better to post it here where it can be easily found by those looking for resources in Indiana.

[Mrs. Oliphant]

Finally! A few paragraphs of encouraging news. Thanks, Lori.

[Annaliese]

Thank for posting this, Never know when a trip to Indiana may be needed.

[Bobbisocksgrl70]

Indiana University offers Queer Prom, trans surgeries, hormone therapy
Link to Full Article
Indiana - Tate Miller | The Center Square contributor
April 5, 2025

Indiana University offers a wide range of LGBTQ programs and services, including "Queer Prom," gender affirming surgery, gender affirming hormone therapy, and a gender affirming closet.

The IU School of Medicine performs "gender affirming surgery" for those 18 and over.

Some of the surgeries available are chest reconstruction, orchiectomy, vulvoplasty, vaginoplasty, voice surgery, facial feminization surgery, metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, and hysterectomy and oophorectomy, according to its website listing.

IU Bloomington educates nearly 50,000 students as of 2024, according to its website, and receives a rating of 5/5 for LGBTQ friendliness.

The LGBTQ+ Culture Center offers a Gender Affirming Closet where free clothing is available and the LGBTQ+ Library that provides "resources on gender and sexual diversity."

The LGBTQ+ Culture Center also offers a resource on "Changing Your Preferred/Primary Name at IU" and a page entitled "Transitioning at IU."

Other resources direct students to a nearby Planned Parenthood that offers abortion and gender-affirming hormone care; Kaleidoscope Youth Community, an "all-inclusive social group" for 12 through 20-year-olds; Bloomington's all ages PRIDE Pridefest; a 21+ queer bar and grill; as well as "a comprehensive guide" to personal pronouns.

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Although this showed up in my News Feed, I thought it would be better to post it here where it can be easily found by those looking for resources in Indiana.

I'm gonna check them out.

[Bobbisocksgrl70]

I have already reached out to them hopefully I'll hear back next week.

[ChrissyRyan]

That state appears to have lots of lgbtq++ events, parades, etc.
I think that California, Oregon, Colorado, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Illinois does also.

[Maid Marion]

I assume that the medical school is offering these surgeries as a way of training their medical students. This may be a win-win in which transgenders get medically necessary care and the students get to learn their craft as surgeons.