Greater Boston PFLAG Support Groups

Our support groups are safe, welcoming spaces where you can connect with others who have LGBTQ+ loved ones — including parents, friends, partners, and allies.

Led by trained volunteers (most of them parents), these monthly groups offer support, answer questions, and share helpful resources. Meetings are free and confidential.

We have groups throughout Greater Boston and virtual. Feel free to email any group to ask about their meeting location, and attend whichever group feels right for you.

Affinity Groups

Support for Parents, Caregivers, and Families of LGBTQ+ People. Affinity groups meet monthly, some on Zoom & others in person. These groups are organized according to age and identity of the LGBTQ+ person in your life and often include parents/caregivers of transgender and nonbinary youth/adults.

  • 4th Saturday, 9:00am- Virtual

    Focuses on topics most relevant to parents/caregivers of young and elementary-age children.

    Register: https://bit.ly/SatSupportGroup

    Email:
    10andUnder@gbpflag.org

  • 4th Saturday, 9:00am - Virtual

    Transfeminine: Focuses on topics most relevant to parents/caregivers of 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.

    Register: https://bit.ly/SatSupportGroup

    Email:
    transfeminine@gbpflag.org

  • 4th Saturday, 9:15am - In Person

    A more casual space for anyone who identifies as a mom or mother figure of a transgender or nonbinary person of any age.

    momsCoffee@gbpflag.org

  • 1st Tuesday, 7pm - Virtual

    Focuses on topics most relevant to parents/caregiverss of youth near or in puberty and looking ahead towards adolescence.

    Register: https://bit.ly/TuesSupportGroup

    Email:
    tweenPlus@gbpflag.org

  • 1st Tuesday, 7pm - Virtual

    For grandparents & seniors trying to grapple with the issues that their LGBTQ+ grandchild may face at any age.

    Register: https://bit.ly/TuesSupportGroup

    Email:
    grandparentSupport@gbpflag.org

  • 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.

    Register: https://www.bostonjcc.org/calendar/list/?tribe-bar-search=lgbtq

    Email:
    jcc@gbpflag.org

  • 2nd Saturday, 6:00pm - In Person

    A casual gathering for dad’s of transgender kids, where we can share experiences, ask questions in a safe environment, and have a good time. This group meets at a food/beverage establishment, usually in Waltham. Email for more information.

    dads@gbpflag.org

Regional Groups - In Person

Regional Groups meet monthly, in person, 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.

Not from the Greater Boston area?

Visit pflag.org/find-a-chapter to learn more about the 350+ 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.