Ally Organizations

BAGLY (Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth)
PO Box 960814
Boston, MA 02196
617-227-4313
www.bagly.org
Youth group (for LGBT youth 22 years and under) meets weekly and sponsors events. Gay group that is especially welcoming to transgender kids.

Bisexual Resource Center
PO Box 1026
Boston, MA 02117
617-424-9595
www.biresource.net
Resource center for bisexuals, including youth and adults. Also sponsors events and discussion groups.

Boston GLASS (Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services)/Urban Youth Institute at JRI Health
93 Massachusetts Ave. 3rd floor
Boston, MA 02115
617-266-3349
http://jri.org/services/health-hiv-lgbtq-services/health-and-prevention-services/boston-glass
Drop-in center for LGBT youth (ages 13-25) offering support and culturally sensitive resources.

Boston Pride
398 Columbus Ave. #285
Boston, MA 02116
617-262-9405
www.bostonpride.org
Working to enhance the visibility of Boston’s LGBT community through a week of events each June, in conjunction with year round activities, to promote LGBT awareness, dignity, and understanding.

COLAGE: Greater Boston Chapter
617-714-5327
www.colage.org/boston
Children, youth, and adults with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) parents, building community, and working toward social justice through youth empowerment, leadership development, education, and advocacy.

Family Equality Council

Fenway Health
Ansin Building
1340 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02215
617-267-0900
www.fenwayhealth.org
Comprehensive health care in a welcoming environment.

Fortunate Families
PO Box 18082
Rochester, NY 14618-0082
585-698-6100
www.fortunatefamilies.org
National network of Catholic parents who reach out in support, and encourage each other to work for welcome and justice in the Church for their LGBT daughters and sons.

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
30 Winter St. Suite 800
Boston, MA 02108
617-426-1350
www.glad.org
New England legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression.

Gay Fathers of Greater Boston
PO Box 550030
Waltham, MA 02455
www.gayfathersboston.org
Divorced, separated and married fathers, some in committed relationships with other men. Meetings provide a forum for talking about issues including parenting, coming out, sexuality, and relationships with children, partners, and spouses (current or ex).

International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
PO Box 540229
Waltham, MA 02454-0229
781-899-2212
www.ifge.org
Promotes self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity. Publishes Transgender Tapestry.

Keshet
284 Amory St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-524-9227
www.boston-keshet.org
A fully welcoming and inclusive Jewish community for LGBT Jews in greater Boston.

Mass Equality
262 WAshington St. 7th floor
Boston, MA 02108
617-878-2300
www.massequality.org
Works to protect, promote, and defend marriage equality and to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights.

Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus
PO Box 246, State House
Boston, MA 02133
617-262-1565
www.mglpc.org
Largest statewide lesbian and gay political lobbying organization in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association (MASALA)
www.bostonmasala.org
Safe and supportive social environment for New England based Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning South Asians (people from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet; and from the global South Asian Diaspora).

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC)
PO Box 301897
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-778-0519
www.masstpc.org
Dedicated to ending discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression.

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
1726 M St., NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-467-8180
www.pflag.org
National organization that promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through support, education, and advocacy.

Queer Asian Pacific Alliance (QAPA)
www.qapa.org
Social, political, and educational environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning women and men of Asian and Pacific Islander (A/PI) heritage in the Boston and New England area. This is inclusive of A/PIs, A/PI Americans and those who are of mixed A/PI heritage.

SomosLatinas LGBT Coalition
PO Box 301413
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-461-9307
www.somoslatinoslgbt.org
Monthly cultural, social, and networking events for the self-identified Latino/a LGBT community.

Stonewall Communities
P.O. Box 990035, Prudential Center
Boston, MA 02199
617-369-9090
www.stonewallcommunities.com
Residential, educational, social and support for LGBT elders, including the Stonewall Communities Lifelong Learning Institute at Wheelock College

West Suburban Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth (WAGLY)
www.WAGLY.org
facebook.com/WAGLY
info@WAGLY.org
Meets at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington St., Wellesley, every Monday (except public holidays) from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. WAGLY provides weekly social and educational programs for GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) high school youth and straight allies from 25 communities across MetroWest Boston.

UMBRELLA meets at the same location the third Thursday of every month, 7-8:30pm. Umbrella, a program of WAGLY, is a peer-led, social support group for transgender and gender-variant high school youth.

Hotlines

AIDS Hotline for Teens
800-234-TEEN (8336)
 
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
Legal InfoLine 800-455-GLAD (4523)
Monday - Friday 1:30 - 4:30 pm
www.glad.org/rights/infoline

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
888-THE-GLNH (843-4564)
 
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
800-832-1901
www.gmdvp.org

National Runaway Switchboard
800-RUN-AWAY (786-2929)
 
Peer Listening Line for LGBT Youth
800-339-PEER (7337)

Samariteens Hotline
800-252-TEEN (8336)
 
The Network la Red
617-742-4911, TTY 617-423-5651
www.tnlr.org
Working to end partner abuse in LGBTQ communities.

The Trevor Project
866-4-U-TREVOR (488-7386)
www.thetrevorproject.org