LibGuides at USA: LGBTQ+ Resources : University & Local Resources

Community Supports

LGBTQ+ Directory
LGBTQ of Mobile Bay
A directory of crowdsourced resources that are friendly to the LGBTQ community in Mobile and Baldwin County, Alabama. Includes things from doctors and employers to businesses and night life.

University Supports

LGBTQ Resources
USA Spectrum
A dedicated list of resources from both the university and surrounding community. Includes student aid, mental crisis hotlines, national organizations, and even local queer friendly churches.
Gov Docs: LGBTQ+ Resources
Marx Library, Gov Docs Dept.
The purpose of this LibGuide is to highlight the materials available from the federal government that pertain to the LGBTQ+ Community in America, including health, legislative, and historical resources.
Mental Health Resources: LGBTQ+ Concerns
Marx Library
This LibGuide is here to provide university students, faculty, and staff with mental health resources.

Spectrum
Spectrum is a student-run, community-based organization open to persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions. Since December 18, 1991, Spectrum has offered a space to freely and safely socialize and discuss issues affecting LGBTQ+ lives. Spectrum is dedicated to educating the university and all attending members on matters of discrimination, harassment, and human rights. Spectrum is proud to be a diverse and accepting organization, working together to boost awareness of our existence in the community.

Throughout the year, Spectrum also hosts a variety of LGBTQ+ related events:

Queer & Crafty - A crafting event where they sell handmade items, proceeds going back into the organization. Setup includes handmade items and baked goods for South students to enjoy.

Hallowqueen - A Halloween dance held on campus to celebrate the season. Food, decorations, and entertainment provided. Costumes are encouraged but not mandatory.

Pride Prom - The most anticipated event of the year! This is Spectrum’s second chance dance for those who could not be their true self at their high school prom. Single, taken, queer in any way, all are welcome to enjoy a night of festivities and liveliness.

Contact: spectrum@southalabama.edu

MedPride & Allies
The College of Medicine MedPride and Allies is dedicated to ensuring a safe and friendly academic environment for LGBT students, residents, and faculty in the medical community at the University of South Alabama. As a group of LGBT students and allies, we are committed to embracing diversity on our campus by providing resources, support and a friendly community for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in medical education.

Contact: USAMedPride.Allies@gmail.com

LGBTQ+ Organizations in Mobile, AL

Rainbow Mobile
Rainbow Pride of Mobile is an LGBTQ community organization dedicated to consolidating resources, organizing community events, and pursuing projects in Southwest Alabama in order to promote a healthier, happier and connected LGBTQ community. To this end, they strive to ensure the safety and well being of all who attend their events, especially those who are marginalized.

Throughout the year, Rainbow Mobile also hosts a variety of LGBTQ+ related events:

Trans-Lucent - A yearly event for Transgender Day of Visibility that aims to bring the Mobile community real information about trans lives and provide resources & connections for trans-umbrella folk.

Pride Fest - A full day of entertainment, drag shows, and more! In recent years, they have grown the event from a small event with about 500 attendees at Bienville Square to 2022's Together Again with 5,000+ attendees and over 50 vendors at Cooper Riverside Park.

Pride Family Picnic - An annual celebration with vendors, food trucks, games, and live entertainment. Celebrate pride with food, fun, family and friends! Attendees are encouraged to bring everything you would need for a picnic, such as folding chairs, a picnic blanket, snacks, water, sun protection, bags for garbage collection, and rain gear (just in case).

For more information, visit the Rainbow Mobile website.

Prism United
Six years ago in Mobile, Alabama, a group of community leaders and volunteers came together to create a peer support group for LGBTQ+ teens. Over time, the support group unearthed broader issues facing LGBTQ+ youth in the area, underscoring the need for a project that could adequately respond to those issues. Prism United offers programs for LGBTQ+ youth and the people who care for them. Their youth programs—Prism Teens and Prism Preteens—provide gatherings, special events, and other services for youth ages 10-18. The Prism Families program provides peer support and local resources for family members of LGBTQ+ youth.

LGBTQ of Mobile Bay
LGBTQ of Mobile Bay is a grassroots, volunteer-led, secular, and evolving project founded in 2021. Their mission is to serve the unmet needs of the local LGBTQ community in Mobile and Baldwin County, Alabama.

Southern Transgender Alliance
Southern Transgender Alliance (STA) is a support group for Transgender individuals and their friends, family and allies. Their goal is to provide support in the form of friendships, education, mentoring, and transgender resources. These resources include web-links, files and forms dealing with name change and gender marker change, information on trans friendly doctors and therapists, and news related to trans issues.