Greater Boston PFLAG Support Groups

Our support groups are safe, welcoming spaces to connect with others who love someone LGBTQ+, including parents, caregivers, grandparents, and families. Right now, most attendees are parents/caregivers or grandparents of transgender and nonbinary youth and adults.

These monthly peer-to-peer groups are a chance to share experiences, swap resources, and learn from one another, wherever you are in your journey. Trained facilitators, most of them parents themselves, guide each meeting. Meetings are always free and confidential.

We have in-person groups across Greater Boston and online. Email any group for more information and to register, and come to whichever one feels right for you.

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Support for Parents, Caregivers, and Families of LGBTQ+ People.

GBPFLAG’s support groups are a space for parents, caregivers, grandparents and family members of LGBTQ+ people. Right now, most participants are parents/caregivers of transgender and nonbinary youth and adults. If you’re LGBTQ+ yourself, we’d love to help you find support that fits you. Our Parent/Caregiver Connection Line volunteers can point you to resources. Call 866-312-5007 or email [email protected].

If you’re in crisis, call or text 988.

Affinity Groups

Affinity groups meet monthly, some on Zoom & others in person. These groups are organized according to age and identity of the LGBTQ+ person in your life.

To learn more or register, use the email or link listed with each group below.

  • 1st Tuesday, 7pm - Virtual

    Open to parents, caregivers, and loved ones of LGBTQ+ people of any age or identity.

    Register: https://bit.ly/TuesSupportGroup

    Email: [email protected]

  • 4th Saturday, 9:00am- Virtual

    Focuses on topics most relevant to parents/caregivers of young and elementary-age children.

    Register: https://bit.ly/SatSupportGroup

    Email:
    [email protected]

  • 1st Tuesday, 7pm - Virtual

    Focuses on topics most relevant to parents/caregiverss of youth near or in puberty and looking ahead towards adolescence.

    Register: https://bit.ly/TuesSupportGroup

    Email:
    [email protected]

  • 4th Saturday, 9:00am - Virtual

    For parents/caregivers of anyone assigned male at birth who identifies or presents as feminine, whether fully, partly, or some of the time. Includes binary and nonbinary people and is NOT limited to those who use she/her pronouns.

    Register: https://bit.ly/SatSupportGroup

    Email: [email protected]

    UPDATE: Starting 10/10/26, the in-person Transfem and Waltham groups merged. The Waltham group meets 2nd Saturdays and is open to all parents, caregivers, and loved ones of LGBTQ+ people of any age. Right now, most attendees are parents & caregivers of transgender and nonbinary youth and adults. Everyone is welcome. For more information, email: [email protected]

  • 4th Saturdays, 9:00 AM - Virtual

    For parents and caregivers who are LGBTQ+ themselves and raising LGBTQ+ kids of any age. You know this community from the inside, and now you’re seeing it through your kid’s eyes too. Connect with others who get it and swap ideas on school, health care, family life & more.

    Register here: https://bit.ly/SatSupportGroup

    Email: [email protected]

  • 1st Tuesday, 7pm - Virtual

    For grandparents & seniors trying to grapple with the issues that their LGBTQ+ grandchild may face at any age.

    Register: https://bit.ly/TuesSupportGroup

    Email:
    [email protected]

  • 4th Monday, 7:30 PM - Virtual

    Does not meet July & August

    A welcoming and affirming space within the Jewish community for parents and caregivers to navigate their family’s identity development and to support one another. Link to their registration page.

    Register: https://www.bostonjcc.org/calendar/list/?tribe-bar-search=lgbtq

    Email: [email protected]

  • 4th Saturday, 9:15am - In Person

    A more casual space for anyone who identifies as a mom or mother figure of a transgender or nonbinary person of any age.

    Info & Register: [email protected]

  • 2nd Saturday, 6:00pm - In Person

    A casual gathering for dad’s of transgender kids, where we can share experiences, ask questions in a safe environment, and have a good time. This group meets at a food/beverage establishment, usually in Sudbury. Email for more information.

    Info & Register: [email protected]

Regional Groups - In Person

Regional Groups meet monthly, in person, and are open to all parents, caregivers, and loved ones of LGBTQ+ people of any age. Right now, most attendees are parents/caregivers of transgender and nonbinary youth and adults. Everyone is welcome.

Email any of the groups below to learn more and register.

Not from the Greater Boston area?

Visit pflag.org/find-a-chapter to learn more about the 350+ chapters that make up the PFLAG Chapter Network!

PFLAG Connects Communities

PFLAG National’s PFLAG Connects: Communities (PCC) provide a safe, virtual, moderated space where people with shared experiences can connect monthly. PFLAG National’s current communities gather people of Latino, Black/African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander backgrounds—as well as military families (in partnership with our friends at the Modern Military Association of America [MMAA]), families with gender-diverse loved ones, and grandparents—to gain support, ask questions, and learn from others who have been through similar experiences. These meetings cater primarily to family members of LGBTQ+ people and also welcome members of the LGBTQ+ community.