Greater Boston PFLAG Support Groups
Our support groups are safe and welcoming spaces where you can meet with other community members with LGBTQ+ people in their lives, including families whose children have come out to them, friends and significant others, or those who are interested in learning how to become a better ally to LGBTQ+ people. These groups meet monthly, are run by trained volunteers, most of whom are parents, and are filled with people who can offer support, answer questions, and link you to resources. Attending these meetings is free of charge and all information you share is confidential.
We have support groups all over the Greater Boston area. Please reach out to each group via email to find out the location of their meeting space. You can attend any support group that is a good fit for you.
Affinity Groups
Grandparents | Tween+ | General: All Parents/Caregivers
1st Tuesday at 7:00 PM - Register: https://bit.ly/TuesSupportGroup
Transfeminine/Nonbinary | Kids 10 & Under | General: All Parents/Caregivers & Grandparents
4th Saturday at 9:00 AM - Register: https://bit.ly/SatSupportGroup
Jewish Parents/Caregivers with the JCC
4th Monday - Register: https://www.bostonjcc.org/calendar/list/?tribe-bar-search=lgbtq
Transfeminine / Nonbinary
2nd Saturday, 9:00am - In Person
4th Saturday, 9:00am - Virtual
Transfeminine: Anyone, binary or nonbinary, who was assigned male at birth and has a predominantly feminine gender identity or presentation, partially identifies as feminine, and/or identifies as feminine at least some of the time, and is not limited to those who use she/her pronouns.
Mom’s Coffee Hour
4th Saturday, 9:15am - In Person
10 & Under / Littles
4th Saturday, 9:00am- Virtual
Focuses on topics most relevant to parents/caregivers of young and elementary-age children.
Tween+
1st Tuesday, 7pm - Virtual
Focuses on topics most relevant to parents/caregiverss of youth near or in puberty and looking ahead towards adolescence.
1st Tuesday, 7pm - Virtual
For grandparents & seniors trying to grapple with the issues that their LGBTQ+ grandchild may face at any age.
Grandparents
JCC group
4th Monday, 7:30 PM - Virtual
A welcoming and affirming space within the Jewish community for parents and caregivers to navigate their family’s identity development and to support one another. Link to their registration page.
Regional Groups - In Person
Regional Groups meet monthly and are open to all caregivers and loved ones of LGBTQ+ people seeking support. These groups often include parents/caregivers of transgender and nonbinary youth/adults of all ages.
Andover/MMV
2nd Tuesday, 7:00pm
Easton
1st Monday, 6:30pm
Gloucester/Essex/Cape Ann
1st Tuesday, 7:00pm - Virtual
Framingham
2nd Tuesday, 6:30pm
Malden
2nd Thursday, 7:00pm
Quincy
2nd Thursday, 6:30pm
MetroWest
4th Monday, 7:00pm
Acton/Boxborough
2nd Thursday, 7:00pm
Belmont
4th Wednesday, 6:30pm
South Shore/Duxbury
4th Monday, 7:00pm
Waltham
3rd Saturdays, 9:00am
Not from the Greater Boston area?
Visit pflag.org/find-a-chapter to learn more about the 450+ chapters that make up the PFLAG Chapter Network!
PFLAG Connects Communities
PFLAG National’s PFLAG Connects: Communities (PCC) provide a safe, virtual, moderated space where people with shared experiences can connect monthly. PFLAG National’s current communities gather people of Latino, Black/African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander backgrounds—as well as military families (in partnership with our friends at the Modern Military Association of America [MMAA]), families with gender-diverse loved ones, and grandparents—to gain support, ask questions, and learn from others who have been through similar experiences. These meetings cater primarily to family members of LGBTQ+ people and also welcome members of the LGBTQ+ community.