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Youth
Queer Youth Groups in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire
This page highlights queer-centered youth programs across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire, providing safe and supportive spaces for LGBTQ+ youth to connect, grow, and thrive.
How to Navigate: Click on the states below to access our directory of queer youth groups:
Our directories are organized by state and group type, making it easy to find LGBTQ+ youth programs in your area. These pages are regularly updated with new groups and programs added every day!
Massachusetts
BAGLY is a youth-led, adult-supported social support organization, committed to social justice and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community.
Boston Raising Powerful Musicians
Boston, Massachusetts
Inclusive Programming - Serves Gender Expansive Youth
Boston Raising Powerful Musicians (BRPM) empowers girls, women, and gender-expansive youths and adults to believe in themselves by building a supportive community that fosters self-expression, confidence, and collaboration through music education and performance.
BrAGLY support group is for LGBTQIA+ youth from ages 14 to 19. The group is run by youth and supported by adult mentors. It meets weekly via Zoom to provide peer support, opportunities for discussion, leadership development, health education, and recreational activities.
Cape Cod Queer Youth, or CCQY, is a support group for trans and/or queer teens. The group offers an outlet to share your experience and feelings, and a place to make connections with other queer teens.
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 anyone interested in exploring how gender socialization affects their identity. Open to middle and high school youth.
Contact:
youthleadership@ywcacam.org
OUT MetroWest builds communities where LGBTQ+ youth thrive.
The only queer youth organization in Springfield MA, Out Now provides a safe space for queer youth & allies who are 22 yrs and under to learn about themselves, develop lasting friendships and leadership skills, explore LGBTQ+ history, and so much more.
House of Colors is a resource center designed for and by LGBTQ+ youth and their allies.
Supporting LGBTQIA+ young people, and their straight allies in Central Mass, between the ages of 14 and 23.
The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth is an independent state agency dedicated to helping youth thrive.
Southborough Safe Spaces (SBSS) is made up of interfaith LGBTQ+ youth, friends, their families, and allies from Southborough, Massachusetts and the surrounding towns. We offer support and community to families of all kinds with LGBTQ+ youth in grades 6-12.
A social group and brave space for transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming youth ages 13-23. Wide range of topics covered and special events.
Waltham House is the first residential group home in New England designed specifically for LGBTQ+ youth. This group home provides a safe and supportive living environment with 24-hour staffing for up to 12 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender youth ages 14–18. Many youth at Waltham House have experienced difficulty — at home or in placement — due to their gender expression or sexual identities.
Unifying & bringing awareness to the Central MA LGBTQI+ Youth Community, Alllies & Supporters.
The first therapeutic gender-affirming high school for LGBTQ+ teens opening fall 2025.
The outCT Youth Program offers a monthly space for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning & allied youth in Southeastern Connecticut.
New Haven LGBTQ+ Youth Task Force.
QUEST offers three social & Support groups for LGBTQIA+ youth (ages 13-18,) LGBTQIA+ adults (18 years old and over, and Caregivers & Parents of LGBTQIA+ Children. For registration Contact our Coordinator at questwtby@gmail.com.
Lighthouse serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+ (LGBTQ+) teens and their allies with a welcoming, safe space. Lighthouse empowers LGBTQ youth to clarify issues, gain skills and resiliency, and envision and seek healthy, productive, and fulfilling adult lives.
New Haven Pride Center’s Youth Programming!
Queer youth programming in Rockland, Maine.
YOQC Maine (Youth-Oriented-Queer-Club) is a youth-led organization made for LGBTQ+ youth to discuss LGBTQ+ issues, meet people/network within the community, and receive help and support in a safe environment.
Located in Keene, New Hampshire, Unity House is a group home for LGBTQ+ youth ages 14-18.
Granite Pride NH is committed to protecting LGBTQIA2S+ youth living in NH. Safe space drop-in, support groups for youth and families, community education and more!
Seacoast Outright provides programs/ support for LGBTQ+ youth and allies in the Seacoast area of NH and beyond.
Youth Pride, Inc. is the only nonprofit in RI specifically dedicated to meet the needs of LGBTQIA+ youth 25 and under.
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