GENERAL LGBTQ+ RESOURCES

• Massachusetts Commission of LGBTQ Youth

• DMH Young Adult Resource Guide LGBTQ Resources | Mass.gov

• Belmont Wellness Coalition LBGTQ+ Resources

  • Resources related to raising LGBTQ+ youth

  • Lists of support groups for LGBTQ+ youth and support groups for their parents

• Greater Boston Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

  • GBPFLAG Newton/Belmont Parent Group. Fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8 PM. Mix of virtual and in person meetings. Open to all. Contact newtonsupport@gbpflag.org or athena@edmonds.com.

• Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY)

  • Wednesdays:, 6PM-7PM Welcome Meeting

  • Fridays: 5PM-6PM: Trans/Nonbinary Meeting

  • For more information on our daily programs, visit bagly.org/programs.

  • Monthly meetings: AAPI Meeting, Narrative Art Therapy, HEARRT Workshop, BIPOC Meeting, Girl's Room

• The Freedom to Marry Coalition of Massachusetts

• GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

• The Safe Zone Project

• Bi Women Boston

• JRI.org/Boston Glass Services to LGBTQ+ youth of color and their allies in the Greater Boston and Greater Framingham areas.

• Keshet Events, groups, and resources for Jewish LGBTQIA+ teens and adults

• Black & LGBTQ: Approaching Intersectional Conversations | The Trevor Project

• Prism Support Group : a drop-in support group for LGBTQ+ identifying individuals followed for a cancer diagnosis at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Meets via Zoom on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 5:30-6:30 pm To register contact: Laura_Goodman@DFCI.harvard.edu or AdamJ_Lang@DFCI.harvard.edu

• LGBTQ+ Elders of Color Monthly “Flashback Cafes” and other social and networking opportunities

• OUTstandingLIFE Virtual Senior Center in Massachusetts, free online programming

• Out at Time Out Market Drop-in LGBTQIA+ social time at Time Out Market in Boston. Look for a table of LGBTQIA+ folks, possibly with a rainbow tablecloth or sign. Second Mondays, 6-9pm. Cosponsored by LexPride.

• OUT MetroWest Programs for gender expansive young children, LGBTQ+ middle schoolers, LGBTQ+ high schoolers, trans high schoolers, and LGBTQ+ youth of color. Most are by Zoom.

• Rainbow Lifelong Learning Institute Classes for LGBTQ+ seniors and friends, held by Zoom. Nominal fee

• Respectability—LGBTQIA+ People with Disabilities Resources on the intersection of disability and LGBTQIA+ issues.

• True Colors OUT Youth Theater Program Theater program for LGBTQIA+ people ages 12-25

• Plugged In Band | Needham non-profit music program providing teens and kids 8 and up the opportunity to be who they are and express themselves with a creative outlet. Lots of summer programs/camps.

• YWCA: Gender Expansive Youth: Are you interested in exploring gender as a social construct and what that means for your identity? This space centers trans and gender non-conforming youth but is open to all middle school and high school-aged young people interested in exploring how gender affects their identity. Youth engage in and lead weekly meetings. In person, Wednesdays 5-7 pm at the YWCA in Cambridge at 7 Temple Street in Central Square For more information reach out to youthleadership@ywcacam.org

• YWCA: GOLD: Are you interested in intersectional feminism, social justice, talking about social media, gender, activism, and meeting new friends? Gold centers girls and femmes who are Black, Brown, and/or of color but is open to anyone in middle or high school! Meet virtually on Tuesdays 4:30-6:30 pm. For more information reach out to youthleadership@ywcacam.org

• Coming Out to Your Parents - Strong Family Alliance “we will help you with how to come out, responses depending on how people react, and resources for both you and your parents”. Free PDF Coming Out Guide

• LGBTQ Healthcare Directory A free, searchable database helping people find friendly and affirming doctors, medical professionals and providers.

• National LGBTIA+ Health Education Center Provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations to optimize quality, cost-effective health care for LGBTQIA+ people.

• National Coalition for LGBT Health committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals through federal and local advocacy, education, and research

• LGBT National Help Center - includes National Hotline, Youth Talkline, Senior Hotline & Coming Out Support Hotline

• It Gets Better Project mission is to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth around the globe through stories and education

• The Trevor Project and TrevorLifeline. Leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25

• Right to Be We train hundreds of people to respond to, intervene in, and heal from harassment. We hold space for people experiencing harassment to share their stories for affirmation and support. And we prepare new leaders to create workplaces, schools, and communities around the world that are filled with humanity.

• Family Acceptance Project research, intervention, education, & policy initiative to prevent health and mental health risks for LGBTQ children and youth

• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force advances freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people by mobilizing activists to fight for queer issues

• Human Rights Campaign national advocacy organization that envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear, and with equality under the law.

• them. Magazine Great articles written by LGBTQ+ authors

• Boston Spirit Magazine published six times a year and delivered directly to your home—FREE of charge.

• A Guide to Understanding Gender Identity and Pronouns : NPR

• ABC’s of Sex, Gender, & Gender Identity

• Being an LGBTQ Ally - Human Rights Campaign

• Ally’s Guide to Terminology

• Radically Normal: How Gay Rights Activists Changed The Minds Of Their Opponents NPR report, 4-8-19

• “Supporting Sexual Minority Youth (SMY)” a presentation by Belmont’s own Wendy Bamatter, PhD