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From Wellesley Townsman, May 6, 2016 “I think it is wonderful when school boards and individual institutions develop policies that are inclusive of all students,” Lewis told the Townsman… Read the whole article here.

From WellesleyWeston, February 17, 2016 A year after launching its Nexus program for LGBTQ and allied middle school youth in Framingham, OUT MetroWest is adding a second meeting site for the program. Read the whole article here.

from The Rainbow Times, February 3, 2016 OUT MetroWest, an organization dedicated to supporting the health and emotional well-being of GLBTQ teens in Boston MetroWest, was recently awarded $20,000 by the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation to assist with its expanding progams and staff. Read the whole article here.

From the Wellesley Townsman, October 29, 2015 OUT MetroWest has received a grant from the Foundation for MetroWest to support its Nexus program for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer middle school youth. Read the whole article here.

From MetroWest Daily News October 9, 2015 More than 200 guests joined OUT MetroWest at the Marriott Newton for an evening celebrating the organization’s success in providing social and educational programs for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer middle school and high school youth. Read the whole article here.

From baystateparent.com October 2015 LGBT children and teens are coming out younger than ever before and remain a segment of today’s youth especially vulnerable to bullying, harassment, and thoughts of suicide. For MetroWest youth, nonprofit organization OUT MetroWest provides community, support, and mentorship. Read the whole article here.

From the MetroWest Daily News July 25, 2015 When the Olympian and reality TV star known as Bruce Jenner appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair in June under the new identity Caitlyn, it may have seemed that the world was opening the door toward a greater public acceptance and understanding of what it means […]

From Hometown Weekly July 8,2015 On June 26, the Supreme Court passed legislation allowing all same-sex couples in the U.S. to marry legally. This will stand as a landmark in the lives of American lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons of all ages. Though Sunday was a defining day for the LGBTQ community, there […]

From The Rainbow Times July 9, 2015 Umbrella, a MetroWest group serving LGBTQ teens—particularly those identifying as transgender and gender-nonconforming—offers life-changing support according to one of its alum. Read the whole article here.

From the MetroWest Daily News March 6, 2015 A GLBTQ youth support organization next week will launch a new pilot program for middle school students that it claims will be the first of its kind in the state. Read the whole article here.

From the Newton Patch March 2, 2015 OUT MetroWest has been hosting and promoting four years worth of social, educational and supportive programs for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer high school youth in MetroWest Boston. Now, this month, middle school youth will also have a safe place to explore questions related to their sexual […]

From The Rainbow Times, August 6, 2014 The West Suburban Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth (WAGLY), founded in March 2011, has received a grant from Foundation for MetroWest to support its Umbrella program for transgender and gender-nonconfirming youth. The award was based on the recommendation of students in the Foundation for […]

From Medfield Press, May 14, 2014: Categories. Preconceived notions. Labels. Assumptions. These are concepts which Elle, a teenage girl from Medfield, has struggled with when it came to her sexual identity. She identifies as a girl who likes other girls, and with that has come a number of questions as people try to find the […]

  From the Dover-Sherborn Press, January 10, 2014: The West Suburban Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth has announced the expansion of its Umbrella program, which supports the health and emotional well-being of transgender and gender-nonconforming teens. Beginning in January, the program now meets on the first Wednesday of each month in […]

From Bay Windows, April 17, 2013: The West Suburban Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth (WAGLY), founded in March 2011, has received a grant from Foundation for MetroWest to support its Umbrella program for transgender and gender-nonconfirming youth. The award was based on the recommendation of students in the Foundation for MetroWest […]

From Wicked Local – Wellesley, January 17, 2013: This past Monday, about 20 local youths entered the parish hall of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills at a quarter to seven. They had come from various towns around the area for the meeting of the West Suburban Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and […]

From WellesleyWeston Magazine, Winter 2012/2013: Read the article here.

From Blue Boat of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, October 26, 2012: It’s Monday evening and about 15 high school students from the Boston area, most of whom identify as GLBTQ are gathering for WAGLY’s weekly meeting at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills. Regardless of who they feel they can or can’t be […]

From the website of the Foundation for Metrowest: “When I was approached by parents looking to find a safe haven for GLBTQ high school-age youth to get together, I knew we could create something unique in the MetroWest community,” says Rev. Jack Lewis, Coordinator. “But I had no idea that WAGLY, the West Suburban Alliance […]