1523 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02118
617.266.6670
Boston’s weekly gay newspaper — find out about local events, groups, bars, businesses, and more. Can be found at most newsstands in Boston and Cambridge; free copies often are available in bars and local businesses.
Boston Phoenix
The website of Boston’s alternative weekly newspaper includes extensive information of interest to the GLBT community: articles, listing of events, clubs, local groups, and more.
The Advocate
6922 Hollywood Boulevard, tenth floor
Los Angeles, CA 90028
213.871.1225
The Newsweek of gay life in the United States.
Calamus Bookstore
92B South Street
Boston, MA 02111
617.338.1931
Women and Children First
5233 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
773.769.9929
A Different Light
489 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
415.431.0891
Boston Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth
1.800.42.BAGLY
The Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth provides weekly and monthly social activities and special events for people ages 22 and under. These activities provide an opportunity for youth to socialize, have fun and develop a sense of personal and community identity.
Boston Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS)
93 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA
617.266.3349
A community center for LGBT youths ages 13 to 25.
Cambridge Women's Center
46 Pleasant Street
Cambridge, MA
617.354.8807
wmnscntr@mediaone.net
Bisexual Resource Center
P.O. Box 170796
Boston, MA 02117
617.424.9595
brc@biresource.net
The Bisexual Resource Center envisions a world where love is celebrated, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression. Because bisexuals today are still misunderstood, marginalized and discriminated against, the BRC is committed to providing support to the bisexual community and raising public awareness about bisexuality and bisexual people.
International Foundation for Gender Education
P.O. Box 540229
Waltham, MA 02454
Phone: 781.899.2212
Fax: 781.899.5703
IFGE promotes acceptance for transgender people. The organization advocates for freedom of gender expression and promotes the understanding and acceptance of all people: transgender, cis-gender, transsexual, crossdresser, agender, gender queer, intersex, two spirit, hijra, kathoey, drag king, drag queen, queer, lesbian, gay, straight, butch, femme, faerie, homosexual, bisexual, heterosexual, and of course — you!
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Boston, 617.547.2440
Metro West, 508.562.5807
PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
Fenway Community Health Center
1340 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
617.267.0900
The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the physical and mental health of its community, which includes those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), the people who live and work in our neighborhood, and beyond. Fenway provides high quality, comprehensive health care in a welcoming environment and seeks to improve the overall health of the larger community, locally and nationally, through education and training, policy and advocacy, and research and evaluation.
AIDS Action Committee Of Massachusetts
131 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.437.6200
800.235.2331 (AIDS Action Hotline)
Founded in 1983, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. (AAC), is New England’s first and largest AIDS organization. Their mission is to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS by preventing new infections and optimizing the health of those already infected. AAC accomplishes this by providing free support services for 2,500 men, women and children living with AIDS and HIV; educating the public and health professionals about how to prevent HIV transmission; and advocating for fair and effective AIDS policy at the city, state and federal levels. AIDS Action runs the only statewide AIDS/STD hotline (1.800.235.2331) and hepatitis hotline (1.888.443.4372). All hotlines offer multilingual support. Free and confidential rapid HIV testing and counseling is available at AAC’s downtown Boston location and at its MALE Center in Boston’s South End neighborhood.
Congregation Am Tikva
Brookline, MA
617.383.9539
Supports gay, lesbian, bisexual Jews and their friends.
Dignity Boston
617.421.1915
Dignity Boston is a progressive, inclusive community of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Catholics and our allies and is a member chapter of DignityUSA.
Metropolitan Community Church/Boston
Old West Church
131 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02114
617.325.8204
Christian church of the LGBT community.
Arlingston Street Church
351 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
617.536.7050
Amazon Online: Resources for Lesbians and Bi-Women
Website for women from the SF/Bay area; includes news, links, and chat rooms.
Gay.com
The Gay.com network provides "interactive services for the gay and lesbian community, including original content, online resources, news, entertainment, community interaction, and shopping services."
Shewired.com
SheWired.com is an online social community for women, “gay, straight, and in-between.”
The List: Boston’s Queer Agenda
The List: Boston's Queer Agenda, with over 3,000 subscribers, is a free weekly e-mail calendar of events and biweekly classifieds for the Boston region. The List encourages networking and centralizes information about upcoming events, volunteer and job opportunities, apartment postings and community announcements. Formerly known as Hannah's List, The List: Boston's Queer Agenda integrates the arts, Internet technology and social change to create cultural activism with a particular eye towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, alternative, women's, and progressive communities, including our allies.
Pink Pages
Yellow page listing service for GLBT businesses.
PlanetOut
News, chat rooms, travel, shopping, articles on personal finance for gays and lesbians.
Queer Resources Directory
Probably the biggest listing of GLBT resources on the Web.