Local LGBT Resources
- Community Organizations
Religious Groups
Eateries and Nightclubs
Bookstores
Real Estate
Youth Resources
Health Resources
Legal Resources
Publications
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
East Coast FTM Group
on Facebook; betpower@yahoo.com
Support group for female-to-male transgender and transsexual people that meets monthly in Northampton.
Explore Gay Northampton
www.explorenorthampton.com/lgbt/
The Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce
Family Diversity Projects
413-256-0502; info@familydiv.org; www.familydiv.org
Organizes traveling diversity exhibits.
Franklin-Hampshire PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
413-625-6636; jcmalinski48@gmail.com
Meetings are the 4th Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, Main St., Ashfield
GLBT Alcoholics Anonymous Group
Meetings are Fridays, 7:30 p.m., St. John's Episcopal Church, 48 Elm Street, Northampton
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
955 Mass Avenue, PMB 131, Cambridge, MA 02139
617-354-6056; hotline: 800-832-1901 (Voice/TTY)
support@gmdvp.org; www.gmdvp.org
Statewide program providing education and direct services for gay, bisexual, and trans male survivors of domestic violence.
Lavender Country and Folk Dancers
413-247-9604; http://www.lcfd.org
"A community for gender role free dancing."
Lesbian Empowerment Group
Northampton Council on Aging: 413-587-1228
A support group for lesbians aged 55+
Lesbians Over 40 Discussion Group
Meets Wednesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Stonewall Center. For more information, contact Janet: jlathrop@admin.umass.edu.
A wide-ranging discussion group on women's history, aging, lesbian relationships, gender and LGBT issues in current events, and other concerns.
Mass Equality
11 Beacon Street, Suite 1125, Boston, MA 02108-3011
617-878-2300; info@MassEquality.org;
www.massequality.org
Group defending same-sex marriages in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus
PO Box 246, State House, Boston, MA 02133
617-248-0776; www.mglpc.org
Statewide LGBT lobbying group.
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
PO Box 301897, Jamaica Plains, MA 02130
617-983-0219; info@masstpc.org; www.masstpc.org
Statewide group fighting for transgender rights.
Men of Northampton (MoNoho)
www.monoho.com
A social and recreational group for gay men in the Northampton area.
The Network/La Red
PO Box 6011, Boston, MA 02114
Hotline: 617-423-SAFE; Office: 617-695-0877
info@thenetworklared.org; www.thenetworklared.org
Services for lesbians, bisexual women, and transgender people who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Northampton Pride
413-586-5602; 877-743-3627 (toll-free)
info@northamptonpride.org;
www.northamptonpride.org
Organizes Northampton's annual LGBT Pride march and rally.
Safe Passage
43 Center Street, Suite G, Northampton
413-586-1125; 24-hr. crisis hotline: 413-586-5066, 888-345-5282 (toll-free)
www.safepass.org
Provides support to survivors of relationship violence in Hampshire County. Offers a support Groups for battered women, including lesbians, in abusive relationships.
SAGE (Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders) Western Massachusetts
J. M. Sorrell, Director
413-586-2000, extension 146
jmsorrell@sagewm.org; www.sagewm.org
An affiliate of SAGE USA, the world's oldest and largest non-profit agency addressing the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender elders. The group holds social gatherings at the Northampton Senior Center on the last Wednesday of every month from 1-3 p.m.
Sexual Minorities Archives
413-584-7616; betpower@yahoo.com
Local, regional, and national collection of LGBT literature, history, and art. Researchers and visitors welcome. Call or email for an appointment.
Straight Spouse Network
Jane: 413-625-6636; jcmalinski48@gmail.com
Confidential support and resources for heterosexual spouses and partners of LGBT people.
The Sunshine Club
413-586-5004; rsteel@att.net;
www.thesunshineclub.org
Support group for MTF transgender individuals that meets monthly in Hadley.
UniTy of the Pioneer Valley
on Facebook
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unity-of-the-pioneer-valley
Support group for transgender individuals that meets monthly in Springfield.
Valley Women's Martial Arts
1 Cottage Street (Route 141), Easthampton
413-527-0101; www.vwma.org
Introductory and ongoing instruction in self-defense and martial arts to women and girls, offered on a sliding scale.
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
See LGBT-Friendly Religious and Spiritual Groups
EATERIES AND NIGHTCLUBS
Diva's Nightclub
492 Pleasant Street, Northampton
413-586-8161; divasofnoho@aol.com
www.divasofnoho.com
Mixed nightclub for everyone over 21, with certain nights 18+ or 19+.
BOOKSTORES
Food For Thought Books
106 North Pleasant Street, Amherst
413-253-5432; info@foodforthoughtbooks.com
www.foodforthoughtbooks.com
A non-profit workers' collective.
Montague Book Mill
Rt. 47, Montague
413-367-9206; www.montaguebookmill.com
The Odyssey Bookshop
9 College Street, South Hadley
413-534-7307; odysseybks@aol.com
www.odysseybks.com
REAL ESTATE
Mark Carmien
Goggins Real Estate
8 Main Street, Florence, MA; 413-586-7000 ext. 35
markc@gogginsrealestate.com
Tami Gaylor and Joanne McGowan
Upton-Massamont Realtors, Coldwell Banker
4 Elm Street, South Deerfield, MA; 413-665-3771
gam@cbupton-massamont.com
YOUTH RESOURCES
Generation Q
Community Action Youth Programs
413-774-7028; GenQ@communityaction.us
Generation Q is a confidential social and support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth and their straight allies. Youth ages 12-21 are welcome to join. Generation Q meets on Tuesdays in Greenfield and on Wednesdays in Northampton.
Out Now, Inc.
32 Hampden Street, Springfield, basement Level
(with the office of the Springfield Institute)
413-348-8234; outnow@comcast.net
www.outnowspringfield.org/OutNow.html
A community-based youth group in Springfield. Drop in hours: Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m.; social support group: Fridays, 4-6 p.m.
TREE (Transgender Rights, Education and Empowerment)
Community Action Youth Programs
413-774-7028; TREE@communityaction.us
TREE provides peer support, advocacy, education, and leadership development opportunities for trans identified and gender non-conforming youth, 12-21. TREE meets on Tuesdays in Greenfield and on Wednesdays in Northampton.
HEALTH RESOURCES
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
www.aac.org
HIV/AIDS hotline: 800-235-2331; Hepatitis-C hotline: 888-443-4972
Both hotlines are staffed M-Th 9-9 and Fri 9-7:30.
AIDS CARE/Hampshire County
10 Main Street, Florence
413-586-8288; aidscarehamp@cooley-dickinson.org
www.cooley-dickinson.org/services/aids-care-hampshire-county
ACHC provides case management and comprehensive support services for people living with HIV infection and their families and friends.
National Institutes of Health's AIDS Info
800-448-0440, M-F noon-5
contactus@aidsinfo.nih.gov; http://aidsinfo.nih.gov
Tapestry Health Systems
27 Pray Street, Amherst; 413-548-9992
16 Center Street, 4th Floor, Northampton; 413-586-2539
800-696-7752; www.tapestryhealth.org
Affordable, LGBT-friendly health care. Services include free breast and cervical cancer screenings for uninsured and underinsured women, a needle exchange program, and free, anonymous HIV testing.
University Health Services, UMass Amherst
150 Infirmary Way, UMass Amherst
413-577-5000; www.umass.edu/uhs
Free, anonymous HIV testing available for UMass and Hampshire students, staff, and faculty. Call 577-5126 for an appointment and for information about support groups and counseling.
University Health Services, Center for Health Promotion
413-577-5181; www.umass.edu/uhs/services/healthpromotion
Provides LGBT-related education and outreach.
University Health Services, Center for Counseling and Psychological Health
127 Hills North
413-545-2337 (8-5 weekdays); 413-577-5000 (emergency on-call situations after weekday hours and on weekends)
www.umass.edu/uhs/counseling.
Offers LGBT-supportive counseling.
Western Massachusetts Center for Healthy Communities
489 Whitney Avenue, Holyoke
413-540-0600; 800-850-3880; 413-540-0348 (TTY)
info@westernmasshealthycommunities.org; www.westernmasshealthycommunities.org
Training and education on substance abuse prevention. Support prevention and health promotion efforts on a range of public health topics. Extensive resource library.
LEGAL RESOURCES
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
30 Winter Street, Suite 800, Boston
617-426-1350; gladlaw@glad.org
www.glad.org
Legal hotline for information and referrals related to HIV and LGBT legal issues:
800-455-GLAD, M-F 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
436 Dwight Street, Suite 220, Springfield
413-739-2145; www.mass.gov/mcad
Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association
www.mlgba.org
Statewide professional association of LGBT lawyers and allies.
UMass Student Legal Services Office
922 Campus Center, UMass Amherst
413-545-1995; www.umass.edu/rso/slso
Office hours: M-F 9-5
Free legal advice and services for UMass Amherst students who pay the Student Activities Fee.
PUBLICATIONS
Bay Windows
www.baywindows.com
New England's largest weekly LGBT newspaper.
Metroline
www.metroline-online.com
Bi-weekly New England magazine of news and events.
The Rainbow Times
www.therainbowtimesmass.com
Bi-weekly newspaper serving Western MA, Southern VT, and Northern CT
