Celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month and Preparing for the Summer
This month, we look at events, resources and supports for LGBTQ individuals, as well as summer camp resources for parents.
This June, we want to take time to once again shout out organizations devoted to serving Boston’s LGBTQ community. As highlighted by the Boston Preservation Society, Boston has a long and complicated history with its LGBTQ citizens. While Massachusetts became the first state in 2004 to legalize gay marriage, this was in large part due to the advocacy, resiliency, and strength of the activism of the state’s LGBTQ community. We wish to continue our tradition of partnership and advocacy through links to local resources.
Listed below are resources we recommend for those seeking support or further education on LGBTQ issues
- The City of Boston has gathered this list of Boston area events, marches, and more celebrating Pride month in 2022.
- Boston Pride, an organization celebrating 50-years of service and outreach, offers a resource list that includes access to financial funding, elder care resources, and more.
- The Boston Alliance of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Youth provides a resource page for LGBTQ youth, including housing, health care, and more.
- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders is a local legal advocacy group whose page that includes resources, news, and more.
- Q chat space is a safe online chat space for LGBTQ+ teenagers.
- Fenway Health, a pioneering provider of LGBTQ medical health and research since 1971, offers community resources and a regularly updated blog.
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With the start of the summer break fast approaching, we also wanted to take a moment to share some of Boston and greater Massachusetts area summer camps to aid parents. They are listed below:
- Boston Centers for Youth and Families Summer Programs and Events list.
- Boston Public Schools Summer Learning Programs
- BostonMoms.com guide to summer camps in Boston
- BostonCentral.com Boston and Massachusetts area summer camps list.
- BostonSummerCamps.com Summer camp list 2022
- The Y Summer Youth Camps. Be sure to ask about YMCA memberships for teens!
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