LGBTQ+ Youth & Adult Resources: Local Resources
MA Pride
The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth is an independent agency of the Commonwealth that recommends and advocates to all branches of state government effective policies, programs, and resources for LGBTQ youth to thrive.
Refugee Restrooms
Refuge Restrooms: Whether you're transgender, intersex, or gender nonconforming, find a safe restroom nearby you to use - just input your current location.
Boston Equality Trail
Looking to go sightseeing in Boston? The Boston Equality Trail is a walking tour that follows the route of Boston's first Gay Pride March in 1971 and provides information about different services, community organizations, issues, and individuals situated on this route.
Local LGBTQ+ Organizations
- BAGLY (Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth)28 Court Square
Boston, MA 02108
617-227-4313
info@bagly.org - Bisexual Resource CenterPO Box 170796
Boston, MA 02117
617-424-9595
info@biresource.org - Boston GLASS (Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services)/Urban Youth Institute at JRI Health75 Amory Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02119
(857) 399-1920 x 2322
mtamanaha@jri.org - Family Equality CouncilEmily McGranachan, East Coast Regional Manager
emcgranachan@familyequality.org
646.880.3005 ext.113 - Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)30 Winter St. Suite 800
Boston, MA 02108
617-426-1350
gladlaw@glad.org - Keshet284 Amory St.
Boston, MA 02130
617-524-9227
info@keshetonline.org - Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC)PO Box 960784
Boston, MA 02196
617-778-0519
info@masstpc.org - Mass Equality14 Beacon Street, Suite 620
Boston, MA 02108
617-878-2300
info@massequality.org - West Suburban Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth (WAGLY)Parish Hall, Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills
309 Washington St.
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
508-875-2122
info@outmetrowest.org - LGBT Asylum Support Task ForceHadwen Park Congregational Church (UCC)
6 Clover Street
Worcester MA 01603
508-853-8853
info@lgbtasylum.org
Hotlines
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The Trevor Project A 24-hour, toll-free suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth |
The Network La Red Survivor-led organization to end partner abuse. En español e inglés |
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GLAD Answers An info line run by New England's leading LGBTQ/HIV legal rights organization. Email and live chat options also available. |
Peer Listening Line for LGBT Youth A help line for LGBTQ youth 25 years old or younger to talk about safer sex, coming out, harassment, thoughts of suicide, and more. |
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Gay and Lesbian National Hotline An international help hotline for LGBTQ people of all ages to discuss relationship, workplace, and coming out issues. Email option also available. |
Samariteens Hotline A hotline for teens, staffed by trained teenage volunteers who can provide peer support. |
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National Runaway Switchboard A safeline for runaways ready to go home, people who are thinking of running from home, and people who have a runaway friend. Email and live chat options also available. |
Trans LifeLine A crisis hotline for transgender people, staffed by transgender people. |
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The UNHCR Detainee Protection Hotline A protection hotline for refugees and asylum-seekers detained in the United States. |