Local LGBTQIA+ Support Groups

UMass StudentsFive College and Other Area Students YouthParentsElders TransWomen • Recovery


UMass Students:

See UMass LGBTQIA+ Student Groups

Five College and Other Area Students:

See College LGBTQIA+ Groups

Youth:

Generation Q
(413) 774-7028; Interest form
A peer-led social support group for 14-24 year-old LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. Meets Tuesdays from 4-7 p.m. in Greenfield; Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m. in Northampton

Out Now Youth
outnow@comcast.net
A Springfield-based LGBTQ youth group that meets virtually

Transhealth
A trans-led community health and education organization in Northampton that provides a monthly virtual and in-person peer support group for trans and nonbinary individuals 13-18 years old. Register here.

Translate Gender
info@translategender.org
Offers a monthly in-person group for trans youth and their caregivers and other family members

Parents:

PFLAG Franklin-Hampshire Chapter
fhcPFLAG@gmail.comFacebook page
​Meets virtually on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.

Translate Gender
info@translategender.org
Offers virtual support groups for the caregivers and family members of trans and nonbinary youth 3-18 years old and for caregivers who are themselves trans and nonbinary. It also offers a monthly in-person group for caregivers, other family members, and trans youth

Elders:

Rainbow and Allies Coffee Hour, Amherst
Open to all, on the first Tuesday of each month, 10-11 a.m., Amherst Senior Center, 70 Boltwood Walk. There are also coffee hours in Belchertown, Bernardston, Holyoke, Northampton, South Hadley, and Sunderland 

Rainbow Elders
rainbowelders@lifepathma.org
A group for LGBTQIA+ elders and their allies, which has virtual meetings on the first and third Thursday of each month from 1-2:30 p.m.

Trans:

East Coast FTM Group
betpower@yahoo.com
Support group for trans men. Meets the first Sunday of each month, 3-5 p.m., Sexual Minorities Archives, 135 Lincoln St., Holyoke

Transhealth
A trans-led community health and education organization in Northampton that provides monthly virtual and in-person peer support groups for trans and nonbinary individuals 13-18, 18-30, and over 30 years old

Translate Gender
info@translategender.org
Offers virtual support groups for the caregivers and family members of trans and nonbinary youth 3-18 years old and for caregivers who are themselves trans and nonbinary. It also offers a monthly in-person group for caregivers, other family members, and trans youth

UniTy of the Pioneer Valley
Support group for trans individuals based in Springfield

Women:

The Center for Women and Community at UMass offers a range of support groups each semester. See the schedule here.

Recovery:

All Recovery, sponsored by the Wildflower Alliance: Thursdays, 10-11:30 a.m., Amherst Survival Center, 128 Sunderland Rd., Amherst

Alternatives to Suicide Mutual Support Group, sponsored by the Wildflower Alliance: Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m., Amherst Survival Center, 128 Sunderland Rd., Amherst

LGBTQ Alcoholics Anonymous Group
Meetings are Fridays, 7:30 p.m., St. John's Episcopal Church, 48 Elm St., Northampton or by Zoom (Meeting ID: 960 6823 0869)

Get a list of non-LGBTQ AA meetings in Western Massachusetts.