Posted on July 10th, 2015
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.
Read MorePosted on March 7th, 2015
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.
Read MorePosted on March 3rd, 2015
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 […]
Read MorePosted on August 11th, 2014
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 […]
Read MorePosted on May 19th, 2014
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 […]
Read MorePosted on January 10th, 2014
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 […]
Read MorePosted on November 28th, 2013
Are you interested in the status of GLBTQ athletes in sports? Read all about it in this issue of the Washington (DC) Blade.
Read MorePosted on November 28th, 2013
In the first of these, Hollingsworth v. Perry overturned Proposition 8 in California. Read the official text of this decision. Or, read a simplified explanation. The second decision was announced later the same day. US v. Windsor overturned the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Read the official text of the decision. Or, read a simplified […]
Read MorePosted on April 17th, 2013
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 […]
Read MorePosted on January 17th, 2013
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 […]
Read MorePosted on December 17th, 2012
From WellesleyWeston Magazine, Winter 2012/2013: Read the article here.
Read MorePosted on October 26th, 2012
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 […]
Read MorePosted on September 3rd, 2012
A summer camp for transgender and gender variant youth? Read about Camp Aranu’tiq in the Boston Globe, Sunday, September 2, 2012. Thanks to Bella English for a compassionate story. Here’s a link to the story online.
Read MorePosted on August 31st, 2012
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 […]
Read MorePosted on August 29th, 2012
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Read MorePosted on August 23rd, 2012
This column appeared in the Boston Globe on June 17, 2012: Still a Long Way to Go for Gay Youth
Read MorePosted on August 3rd, 2012
From The Rainbow Times, 8/3/12: WELLESLEY, Massachusetts – West Suburban Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth (WAGLY), founded in March 2011, received a grant from Foundation for MetroWest to assist in the development of its organizational infrastructure. The award was based on the recommendation of students in the Foundation for MetroWest’s Youth […]
Read MorePosted on July 27th, 2012
From Plugged In Teen Band Program, July, 2012: On July 27, 2012, Plugged In’s Summer Session students and staff will be rocking and rolling to raise funds for the West Suburban Alliance for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth (WAGLY). Read the whole article here.
Read MorePosted on February 8th, 2012
On International Human Rights Day, December 6, 2011, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton urged the UN members to “be on the right side of history” and accord gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people the same human rights as heterosexuals. Today, February 7, 2012, California moved closer that ideal when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals […]
Read MorePosted on February 7th, 2012
Jack Lewis, Executive Director and cofounder of WAGLY, has been promoted from Acting Director of Religious Education to Assistant Minister for Religious Education and Social Justice at the Wellesley Unitarian Universalist Society. Jack will continue in his WAGLY roles – read more about it here.
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