Social Groups

Amazon Girls - A Group for Everyone

(317) 274-0742
E-Mail:
Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/bthacker_46227/

Amazon Girls is a community of out, proud lesbians who seek adventure, whimsy, and the rekindling of ancient dreams. We want to be all that we can be, without the necessity of joining some Don't Ask Don't Tell military organization or becoming counselors at a children's camp.

Amazon Girls do whatever they want to do. Preferred activities will probably include the things you were discouraged from doing as a child and young woman: hiking, camping, drinking red wines with fish and poultry, flying kites, singing raucously on full moon nights, getting really sweaty in the garden, and doing other activities you really, really, really enjoy. Really.

Bare Indy Boys

B.I.B.
P.O. Box 55036
Indianapolis, IN 46205

The BIB group has met continuously since July, 1991 with pitch-in dinners or theme events held the second or third Saturday of each month. Gatherings are for men only and are held entirely in the nude. Whether gathered for an evening of cards, a cookout, or weekend trip to Brown County, or just an old fashioned pitch-in dinner, members are assured privacy & respect for their expression as naturist. WE ARE NOT A SEX CLUB.

An applications form must be completed. The prospective member will be invited to a regular membership gathering to meet members and learn about the group. The application will be considered at the meeting following the general membership meeting, and a Steering committee of members will vote upon approval of the new member.

Black and White Men Together/People of All Colors Together

P.O. Box 44176
Indianapolis, IN 46244
(317) 308-6461
E-Mail:

Brothers United Discussion Group

3737 N. Pennsylvania Suite 505
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Phone: (317) 931-0293

BU is an African-American gay, bisexual and same-gender loving discussion group. The general group meets the second Sunday of every month at 6pm. HIV Positive Support Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday, and a Youth Discussion Group meets the second Wednesday of each month.

Fellowship

P.O. Box 2331
Indianapolis, IN 46206-2331
E-mail:
Web Site: http://www.FellowshipIndy.org

a.k.a. Fellowship Indy or just Fellowship ~ Making Gay Friendships since 1977. Indy's longest existing gay social group. Members are adult, single-and-coupled gay men who enjoy good company, good conversation, and the opportunity to make new friends. Many members have developed relationships ranging from pleasant acquaintances, to good friends, to committed loving relationships. Many of the gay leaders in Indianapolis are or have been members.

We hold our pitch-in dinners each month, usually on a Saturday or Sunday evening. In summer we have pool picnics and an ice cream social party. Some months we hold a second pitch-in. Dinners take place in members' homes and clubhouses located in the metropolitan area. Each member brings a beverage and a dish to share. In January, we hold a more formal Holiday Cocktail Party.

It is difficult to characterize any social group, but some words that describe Fellowship and its members are: open, friendly, polite, interesting, generous, professional, organized and well managed, not religious (as one might understandably mistake from the name), no side agendas, not clickish, not drug or smoking or sex oriented, not alcohol oriented but you are welcome to bring it. In short, Fellowship Indy is a great place to socialize with very nice gay men in interesting homes.

Annual dues are $15. Couples living at the same address pay only one membership fee. Dues cover the costs of the newsletter and dinner utensils and supplies.

Gay Bi Indiana Nudist Meet

Web Site: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/gaybiindiananudistmeet

The club has a web presence on yahoo clubs: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ under sex & romance, adult, Gay Bi Indiana Nudist Meet. In order to join you will have to and ask to be sent an invitation to the club. We are a club for Gay & Bi MEN over the age of 18 who are into nude comradeship. We meet once a month or more in a different Host's home, or sometimes have an outing in a campground or on a country farm or such.

Girl Friday - Monthly Game/Cards Night

Meets the 4th Friday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Out Word Bound Bookstore
625 N. East Street
Indianapolis
(317) 951-9100
E-Mail:

Girth & Mirth of the Heartland

Michael Strange, President
9217 West Canal Street
Yorktown, IN 47396-1208
(765) 759-9059
E-mail:

Meeting are generally on the first Saturday of every month and the locations and times may vary. E-mail the president for info. G&M Heartland is a social club for gay or bi men who are large or who like men who are that size. We welcome men of all ages, races, religions, creeds, etc. and all sizes of chubbies, chasers, bears, etc.

Hoosier Bears

P.O. Box 702
Indianapolis, IN 46206-0702
Hoosier Bears Hot Line: (317) 375-7923
E-mail:
Web Site: http://www.hoosierbears.org/

The HOOSIER BEARS OF INDIANA, INC. is a group of big and/or bearded and/or furry men and lovers thereof, fun-loving, good-natured guys prone to laughter, hugging for no good reason, and general amiable brouhaha. We seek others who might like to share our fraternity and discover new and different forms of mischief to get into. We're always looking for a few (or a lot more) good bears!

Indy Boyz

Phone: (800)222-6000, Box #317251001
Web Site: http://www.indyboyz.org/
E-mail:

Indy Boyz meets quarterly, usually on Saturdays at 3:30pm at the downtown branch of the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library.

You're invited to check out Indy Boyz and explore our movement, our community, sex, gender, medical issues--in short, what the "T" in LGBT is all about.

Indy Boyz is a social/support group for gender variant people on the F2M spectrum and their partners, as well as others who support them; including but not limited to tomboys, butches, F2Ms, transmen, drag kings, intersexuals, those questioning, and our friends, families and allies. Most of our members live in the Indianapolis/Central Indiana area, although our e-list has members from all over the country.

Indy/Indiana Gay.com Chat Dinners

Web Site: www.indianagaychat.org

We are a social group made up primarily of people chatting in the Indy/Indiana rooms of Gay.com. We have been meeting since October 1999.

IXE - Iota Chi Sigma

P.O. Box 20710
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317)971-6976 - Voice Mail
(812) 876-8635 - Gloria in Bloomington
(812) 460-0694 - Gerri in Terre Haute
E-Mail:
Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Stonewall/5745

IXE is an open gender support group here in Indianapolis, interested in helping gender conflicted persons in the context of a monthly social meeting. We, as a group, welcome all gender conflicted persons, their spouses or SOs, we exclude no one who consider themselves gender conflicted. This includes people who consider themselves TV (transvestite), TS (transsexual), TG (transgendered) or those who do not want to label themselves or put themselves in a box. We are a support group only. None of us have the proper training to give you therapy if you require it.

IXE will not give out the names and addresses of any of our members or non members, even if they request it. This is for your protection, not ours. IXE does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, race, creed, age or affectional preference.

IXE publishes a monthly newsletter. It informs the reader of local and national events as well as giving news and articles from members and other groups across the country. Membership in IXE is $28.00 per year. If you do not wish to receive the newsletter, membership is $10.00 per person. All checks for membership should be made out to "IXE" and sent to the address above.

Lesbian Friendship Group

Central Christian Church
710 N. Delaware
Indianapolis, IN
E-mail:

Meets in the parlor on the second and fourth Thursdays, 7:30 pm.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual People in Medicine

E-mail:
or call Chris at 965-4615.

Meetings are held monthly for people in the medical field and their friends.

Lesbian Pitch-In

Each month a Pitch-In dinner his held by/for the Lesbian Community. The dinner is held on the second Friday of every month. Call the Outword Bound Bookstore (317-951-9100) for the contact number for each month's event.

Lesbian Soul Food Pitch-In

353-0625 for location

Each month a Pitch-In dinner his held by/for the Lesbian Community. The dinner is held on the third Friday of every month at 7:00 p.m.

Mature Lesbian Discussion Group

IBC classroom
121 S. Ridgeview
Irvington Plaza
(317) 541-0402 -Joyce
E-Mail:
7:30pm - 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month

Midwest BearPack

PO Box 771
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Bear Line (317) 216-9588
E-mail:
Web Site: http://www.bearpack.org/

The Midwest BearPack is a social club for Bears, their companions, and admirers. We roam the Midwest looking for fellow bears, fun, and adventure. The Midwest BearPack is based in Indianapolis, Indiana; however we travel from Indy, to many areas of the Midwest and other areas of the country. We have members from all over the United States, and continue to grow. We are a very social, friendly group open to anyone wishing to belong. We do not have a political point-of-view here but are more into FUN-raising.

Mutualfriends.org

Phone/Fax (317) 273-8361
E-Mail:
Website:www.mutualfriends.org

The sole purpose of mutualfriends.org is to give gay/lesbian/bisexual and transgendered folks a new way to connect with others with whom they can relate. This is a non-dating service and intended for friendship searches only. It's free too.

Basically, this is how it works:

1. sign up as a member of the newslist
2. begin receiving emails from others on the list who describe themselves and their interests (if they want to - no one has to)
3. choose to reply to those that interest you (off of the list - to the individual who wrote) and ideally connect with some new people
4. You put your own post out to the members describing yourself and your interests and those that are interested will email you personally

Here is an actual post from one of our members (name excluded to protect her privacy):

Hi All - New to the list and just wanted to introduce myself and maybe find other lesbians/lesbian couples looking for friendship. My gf and I have a very small, but close circle of friends and are always on the lookout for other normal, non-swapping, fun, and "down to earth" kind of people. We live for summer so we can be on the boat. We enjoy camping, fever games, shopping, traveling, good conversation, and sometimes just a night on the town. Please feel free to email me, we'd love to hear from others in the area.
- Member

Out & About Indiana

133 West Market Street, #105
Indianapolis, IN, 46204-2801
(317) 923-8550
(317) 923-8505 FAX
Web Site: http://www.indygaynews.com/

This group, in existence since 1991, is the largest Gay and Lesbian organization in the state of Indiana. Out & About's organizes a multitude of social activities every month. The organization publishes a monthly newsletter, Outlines.

Rainbow Association for the Deaf / Indianapolis Chapter

(317)924-4207

Bi-monthly meetings at Broadway United Methodist Church (odd months), Social activities the other months.

Sappho's Network - north-central Indiana

P.O.Box 296
Star City, IN 46985
Web Site: http://www.netusa1.net/~sandlisa/sappho.htm

Sappho's Network is a lesbian network in north-central Indiana that was started in 1993. At our monthly gatherings we have pitch-ins at various locations, socialize, and share other activities such as watching lesbian-related videos, playing games, and softball. Sappho's produces a bi-monthly newsletter Network News. Subscriptions to Network News, as well as more information on Sappho's Network, can be obtained by writing to the address above.

SISTER*FRIEND - the Indianapolis Lesbian Connection

(317) 255-1343 - Christine
E-mail:
Web Site: http://hometown.aol.com/sisterfrd/myhomepage/profile.html

To help connect women with the Indianapolis Lesbian Community, its resources, and activities. Sister*Friend Serves as an information service and provides information by putting out Social & Support group flyers, and sending out announcements about Lesbian community activities by e-mail.

Tri-State Alliance (SE Indiana)

P. O. Box 2901
Evansville, Indiana 47728
(812) 422-5951
Web Site: http://www.tsagl.com/

"We the members of the Tri-State Alliance for Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals are dedicated to serving and improving the quality of life of gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals in the Tri-State area and creating a sense of community. Therefore we feel it is our mission to provide emotional and spiritual support for the gay and lesbian community by providing social activities for gays and lesbians, providing education aimed at destroying non-positive stereotypes and homophobia, and working with local, state and national policy makers to end discrimination based on sexual and affectional orientation."

Wednesday Women's Coffee

The Abbey Coffeehouse
771 Massachusetts Ave.
Indianapolis, IN
Contact #(317) 241-0103 Michelle
5:30 P.M. every Wednesday

Connect with others for conversation, laughter & networking in the community. Everyone welcome.

Wednesday Evening Professional/Social Group for Women

Meets at Utopia
924 North Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, IN
E-mail only:

Must be at least 21 y.o. After work, Every Wednesday Evening - arrive anytime between 5pm and 7 p.m. Stay till 8 p.m. and play trivia contest - win prizes (sometimes).

Wildflower Resource Network, Inc.

(317) 273.8361
E-Mail:
Web Site: www.WRNetwork.net

Wildflower Resource Network, Inc. is a nonprofit organization established to encourage the dignity and spirit of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.Ê Mutual Friends is one of the ways, Wildflower hopes to accomplish this mission.Ê

Women in the Arts, Inc.

PO Box 1427
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206
Voice: 317/927-9355
E-Mail:
Web Site: http://www.wiaonline.org/

The purpose of Women in the Arts, Inc. (WIA) is to produce and sponsor programs that promote and affirm the creative talents and technical skills of women in the visual, performing, and fine arts. The primary vehicle to meet this purpose is the production of the National Women's Music Festival. In producing this and other arts programs, WIA strives to facilitate the growth, knowledge, and empowerment of women in the other varied aspects of their lives.

Womyn to Womyn (Columbus)

Womyn to Womyn is a lesbian organization advocating empowerment for all women by creating an environment of support, social awareness and activities in our community. We gather once a month for Girls Night Out, dinner, socializing, and a short business meeting on the second Saturday of every month, locations rotate. Other social events such as movie night, game night, etc. upon interest and requests. We also publish a monthly newsletter and encourage writing from all womyn.