Resources for the Queer Community

HEALTH, WELLNESS & COMMUNITY

 

Boston Area Gay and Lesbian Youth Center (BAGLY)

• Tea Time (FREE THERAPY for Queer Youth in MA under 25- discrete and online):

  • https://www.bagly.org/tea-time 

• BAGLY has online programs for different groups, such as trans man and gamers in the LGBT community!

  • https://www.bagly.org/programs 

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OUT MetroWest (simply put, their work “builds communities where LGBTQ+ youth thrive.”)

929 Worcester Road (route 30)
Framingham, MA 01701

(508) 875-2122

 

Fenway Health (experts at providing healthcare to all, in particular to providing marriage and family counseling, 1-1 therapy, and therapeutic/physical and mental health services to marginalized populations in the Greater Boston community)

1340 Boylston Street,
Boston, MA 02215

(617) 267-0900

 

Boston GLASS Community Center (according to their website, GLASS “provides a continuum of services to LGBTQ+ youth of color and their allies in the Greater Boston and Greater Framingham areas.”  - They even have a Framingham location! )

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NUMBERS AND LEGAL SUPPORT

LGBT Helpline (25+) (617) 267-9001 Toll-free (888) 340-4528

 

The Trevor Project (known especially for helping young LGBTQ+ students and people through hate and bullying, mental health concerns and care, overcoming suicidality, and more)

 

THE LGBT Bar  (according to their website, they are here to allow for us all to “connect, share knowledge, and succeed within the LGBTQ+ and ally legal community.”)

 

Lambda Legal (For LGBTQ+ civil liberties, they give their all: a significant function of this organization is legal advocacy for all people affected by HIV, regardless of one’s sex, gender identity or expression, sexuality, or gender/sexuality/romantic minority status.)

 

GLSEN (sets out “to create safe and affirming schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.”)

 

HRC (the Human Rights Campaign) > civil rights and equality work

 

ACLU (the American Civil Liberties Union) > defending legal/civil rights

 

SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center-- although the SPLC is not solely an LGBTQ+ organization, their teams do incredible work to help support diverse communities of people experiencing discrimination)

 

The Safe Zone Project (an excellent resource/first place to look for links, locations, numbers, and more!)