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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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.

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Middle School Age Programs

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.

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High School Age Programs

Umbrella is our program for transgender, non-binary, and gender questioning high school youth. Schedule: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month (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.

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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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Trivia Night is BACK!

After 5 years, we are excited to bring an OUT MetroWest classic BACK in person. Please join us for Trivia Night on May 16th from 6-8:30pm at Framingham High School, with drag trivia host Missy Steak! Come Nerd OUT with OUT MetroWest, friends, family, and community members! Register as an individual ($35) and we will group you […]

OUT MetroWest gets a Bright Space makeover!

We are very grateful to the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children for selecting OUT MetroWest to receive the gift of one of their Bright Spaces room makeovers! They made our Parent/Caregiver Waiting Area a more welcoming, comfortable and BRIGHT space, complete with coffee maker, mini-fridge, games (and still with wifi, of course!). Parents/caregivers, we hope even more […]

New Search Launched for our Next Executive Director

The OUT MetroWest Board of Directors is excited to announce that we are partnering with Boston-based search firm Positively Partners to find our next Executive Director! We announced in June 2023 that Whitney Retallic had shared with the Board her intention to step down as Executive Director, scaling down to part-time in August 2023, with […]

Our 10th Annual Come OUT & Celebrate Gay-la!

Thanks to all who joined us on Monday, October 23rd for an AMAZING Gay-la! We had a packed house — over 200 guests, including LGBTQ+ youth, family, supporters, and community partners who gathered together to celebrate the thousands of life-changing–and often life-saving–moments that happen all year long at OUT MetroWest. Youth, alums, and program staff shared […]

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