Community and Support Resources
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TC Transplants Official Resources
Current Events
- Legislation to bar transgender athletes from girls sports falls short of passage in House
- Transgender athletes in Minnesota can play sports matching gender identity despite Trump order, MSHSL says
- Trump Executive Orders on Gender Identity: Minnesota Law Protects Despite Federal Pushback
- OutFront’s Post Inauguration Community Guide
- ACLU Passports and Gender Markers Intake: Tell us about your passport/gender marker concerns under the new presidential administration.
- Pink Unicorn Guide to organizing for 2STGE+ survival
- Truthout Our Best Option for Defending Ourselves From Trump’s Second Term Is Each Other
- Racket Mad? Sad? Motivated? 60+ MN Orgs Working to Make the Next 4 Years (and Then Some) Suck Less
Local LGBT Resources
- Local resources from NAMI
- MTIRIN: MN Trans and Intersex Resource Network, assists trans intersex folks coming to MN
- Trans Resource Directory: list of trans-friendly community resources/overall resources for Minnesota
- Twin Cities Pride
- Includes health, support and social groups, youth, and housing services.
- mntranshousing: Housing clinics, community support groups, and more for trans people moving to MN
- Resources for Trans and Nonbinary Job Seekers
- Twin Cities Trans Mutual Aid: Supporting and amplifying the material needs of trans folks in the Twin Cities
General MN Resources, not LGBT Specific
- Cost of Living Tool
- Driver and Vehicle Services - New to Minnesota
- Homeownership Programs
- Key Industries
- Search for a job
- Education
- Minnesota Real Estate
- Arts and Culture
- Food and Drink
- Trails and Parks
- Healthcare
- Accessability
- Help me Connect A navigator connecting expectant families, families with young children (birth – 8 years old) and those working with families to services in their local communities that support healthy child development and family well-being
- MinnesotaHelp Search for services that help older Minnesotans and people with disabilities. Can be filtered to LGBT friendly
Outside the Twin Cities
- MedCity REFUGE: a nonprofit which supports those coming to Rochester, MN for gender-affirming care
Social Groups and Events
- Eagles 34: dance events, including LGBT nights
- Grrrl Scout: queer dance parties
- Queermunity: a resource center and social club committed to bringing the LGBTQ+ community together in Minneapolis
Businesses
- A Bar of Their Own: Twin Cities’ first sports bar that exclusively shows women’s sports
- LUSH: drag shows and burlesque
- Black Hart: LGBTQ+ soccer bar with drag and burlesque shows
- Brass Strap: queer and lesbian bar
Socials
YouTube Channels
- To The Twin Cities: channel helping people along their journey To The Twin Cities
- TC Queer Transplants
- Thinking About Moving to Minnesota: A slice of Minnesota life for everyone thinking about moving to Minnesota
Facebook Groups
- Minnesota LGBTQ Activist Network
- MN Outdoor Queer Adventures
- MN Queer Crafting
- Queer Housing Mpls/St. Paul
- Queer in Como
- TC 30+ Queer Book Club
- Twin Cities Bi+ Friends
- Finding Safety in Minneapolis
- New to MN from FL. Looking for LGBT friendly resources
- LGBT refuge here. What is there to do in the Twin Cities for pride month?
- LGBT in Minneapolis?
Discord
- DM https://www.instagram.com/tctransplants to join the TC Queer Transplants discord