Social + Other
NATIONAL SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE: 988
TREVOR PROJECT 24/7 HOTLINE: 866-488-7386
CRISIS TEXT LINE: Text 741741
National
Q Chat Space | qchatspace.org
Online text-based chat space for LGBTQ+ youth centered around different topics. ~2 chats open each day.
Gender Identity Support Group
Population Served: Transgender, genderqueer, and nonbinary people, and people exploring gender identity.
Meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month
Parent, Partner, Family, & Friends Of Transgender/Nonbinary Loved Ones Support Group
Population Served: Loved ones of transgender/nonbinary people
Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month
Trans Community of New England
Population Served: People that identify as transgender or non-binary and allies
Provides community and social events including:
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Workshops
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Conferences
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In-person gatherings
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Online socials
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"You Are Not Alone" monthly discussion group
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Contact Brenda Thompson, brendafran@comcast.net, to join
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Meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month
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New Hampshire
Manchester Outright | https://ywcanh.org/manchester-outright/
AIDS Response Seacoast (603) 433-5377
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH (603) 430-1140
The Outboard | TheOutboard.org
Maine
MaineTransNet - Social | www.mainetrans.net/social
GLSEN Southern Maine (207) 619-1417
Massachusetts
NAGLY North Newburyport | nagly.org/programs
Meetings on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, 5:30-7:00 pm, open for youth in grades 6-12.
40 Milk Street, Newburyport, MA 01950
Chiltern (617) 306-3840 | www.chiltern.org
Navigating Gender Identity and Expression Workshop (508) 717-3098
Transgender Emergency Fund
774-243-4647 | Website | info@transemergencyfund.org
Population Served: low-income transgender people in Massachusetts
Services Provided:
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Funding for gender affirming hormone therapy co-pays
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Funding for personal care supplies
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Homelessness prevention and rental startup assistance
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financial assistance for utilities
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Winter clothing
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Transportation to medical appointments
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Gender marker changes for state IDs
Compass - Boston
"a support, information, and social group for people assigned female at birth who feel that is not an accurate or complete description of their gender."
Meetings are currently held on Zoom, but restricted to those that can access Boston.
Vet2Vet Transgender Peer Support Group - Boston
857-753-4254 | Website
Population Served: Veterans, family, allies and supporters
Group facilitated by LGBT+ Veterans
Meetings are currently in Zoom and in person
Vermont
Out in the Open | www.weareoutintheopen.org
Outright Vermont (802) 865-9677