Where LGBTQ+ Youth Thrive

OUT MetroWest builds communities where LGBTQ+ youth thrive. Our free programs connect LGBTQ+ youth with supportive peers and LGBTQ+ adult role models.

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Upcoming Community Events

Come OUT and Celebrate with us on November 7th at Jack’s Abby in Framingham! – SOLD OUT!

Get ready for a night of fun and inspiration! Enjoy a drag performance, music and dancing, a photo booth, raffle, and more. Tickets sold out two years in a row, so get yours TODAY! Early bird tickets are $35 before September 20th, and $45 after.

We hope you will join us this November and help us reach our goal of raising $150,000! ALL funds raised at this event go directly toward our life-changing LGBTQ+ youth programs – offered FREE of cost to participants.  

Tickets include a delicious buffet dinner from the Jack’s Abby kitchen, one drink ticket (alcoholic or non), and the PRICLESS knowledge that you are building communities where LGBTQ+ youth thrive. (Additional drinks available for purchase.)

All ages are welcome at Come OUT & Celebrate, but attendees must be 21+, with proof of ID, to drink alcoholic beverages. General Admission begins at 6:30.

Take action for LGBTQ+ youth and show your support by becoming a sponsor TODAY! Learn more about sponsorship levels, including the impact and benefits of your sponsorship, HERE.

Our Youth Programs

Elementary Age Programs

Shine is our program for gender expansive young children, Pre-K through Grade 5.

Glow is our program for LGBTQ+ young children, Pre-K through Grade 5.

Please sign up for our newsletter to receive program times and location!

Middle School Age Programs

Umbrella is our program for transgender, non-binary, and gender questioning middle and high school youth. Schedule: Every Wednesday (except holidays), 6:45-8:30pm

Nexus is our program for LGBTQ+ middle school youth in grades 6 through 8. (Queer history fact: Nexus was the first community program specifically for LGBTQ+ middle school youth in Massachusetts!). Schedule: Every Tuesday (except holidays), 6:30-8pm

Drop-in is our unstructured program for LGBTQ+ middle school and high school youth. Join us for board games, music, books, movies, and videos in our center. Come hang out with friends and mentors! Schedule: Every program night, 6pm until the start of programs.

We host Satellite events for middle and high school age youth around MetroWest, in rotating locations. Please check out our calendar and join our newsletter for the most up to date information.

High School Age Programs

Umbrella is our program for transgender, non-binary, and gender questioning middle and high school youth. Schedule: Every Wednesday (except holidays), 6:45-8:30pm

Prism is our program for LGBTQ+ youth in grades 9 through 12. Schedule: Every Monday (except holidays), 6:45-8:30pm

Drop-in is our unstructured program for LGBTQ+ middle school and high school youth. Join us for board games, music, books, movies, and videos in our center. Come hang out with friends and mentors! Schedule: Every program night, 6pm until the start of programs.

We host Satellite events for middle and high school age youth around MetroWest, in rotating locations. Please check out our calendar and join our newsletter for the most up to date information.

Young Adult Programs

Nova is our monthly program for LGBTQ+ young adults ages 19-29.

Youth who attended programs at the high school age or younger are considered “Alums” of OUT MetroWest after high school. The Alum Program offers periodic events, in-person and virtually, to stay connected with your OUT MetroWest community.

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Get ready for a night of fun and inspiration! Enjoy a drag performance, music and dancing, a photo booth, raffle, and more. We hope you will join us this November and help us reach our goal of raising $150,000! ALL funds raised at this event go directly toward our life-changing LGBTQ+ youth programs – offered […]

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