Canopy Medical Clinic
Mission
Canopy Medical Clinic strives to provide the most radically inclusive, gender-affirming, sex-positive care possible. The Canopy Medical team is committed to helping LBGTQIA+ individuals and allies get necessary care in a supportive, nonjudgmental atmosphere. Canopy Medical Clinic honors the dignity of every patient and provides quality health care, regardless of their circumstances. Many of their Team Members have worked with the LGBTQ+ Community and within the Sexual Health field for 10+ years. Canopy Medical Clinic is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve and live in.
About
Shine Bright & Live’s partnership with Canopy Medical Clinic is rooted in long-standing collaboration, trust, and a shared commitment to improving HIV care and reducing stigma in North Dakota. This work began before Shine Bright & Live was formally established, when community leaders and Canopy worked together to help develop North Dakota’s HIV Peer Navigation program, ensuring people newly diagnosed with HIV had support, guidance, and connection to care from peers with lived experience.
As Shine Bright & Live grew, the partnership with Canopy expanded to include statewide advocacy efforts to modernize North Dakota’s HIV laws. Together, Shine Bright & Live and Canopy played a key role in advancing reforms that aligned state law with current science and public health best practices. These efforts helped make North Dakota the fourth state in the nation to fully modernize its HIV laws, significantly reducing stigma and removing outdated policies that harmed people living with HIV.
Today, this partnership continues to evolve. Shine Bright & Live and Canopy Medical Clinic are working together to launch an in-person HIV support group in Bismarck in 2026, creating space for connection, peer support, and community care.
Why this partnership is important
This collaboration reflects a shared belief that effective HIV response goes beyond medical treatment, it requires compassion, community, and systems that center people’s real experiences.