Overview
This guide lists organizations located on the South Shore of Boston Massachusetts which are believed to be gay friendly or serve the GLBT community directly.
Listing does not constitute endorsement by the South Shore Pride Committee. All information was provided by the listed organizations themselves.
Crisis/Support Organizations
GAY AND LESBIAN HELPLINES
- Boston 617-267-9001 (Mon-Fri 6-11 pm; Sat 5-7:30pm; Sun 5-10 pm)
- National 888-843-4564 (Mon-Fri, 4 pm-12 am. Sat. 12-5 pm) http://www.glnh.org/
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
- Open 12 Step Gay/Lesbian non-smoking meeting every Friday night from
8:30 - 10p.m.
- Good Shepard Lutheran Church, W. Squantum St., Quincy, MA
- Alcohol Crisis/Hotline: 617-426-9444 Open: Mon-Fri. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat & Sun.
noon-9 p.m.
PFLAG - Parents Friends & Family of Lesibains & Gays (complete list in MA as of 9/9/05)
Pamela Garramone
Executive Director
Greater Boston PFLAG
(781) 891-5966
pflagsafeschools@aol.com
Meeting Locations:
Andover 2nd Monday, 7:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
6 Locke St, 978-475-4454, pflaginadoverma@aol.com
Arlington 2nd Tuesday, 7:15 pm.
First Parish Church, Sunshine Nursery School,
630, Mass Ave, 781-891-5966
Beverly 1st Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Beverly Library, Barnet Rm.
32 Essex St, 978-927-2059
Brewster/Cape Cod 3rd Monday, 7:00 pm
1st Parish Brewster, Main St.
508-398-6471
Concord 3rd Sunday, 7:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church Library
81 Elm (enter from River St.)
978-263-2316, spfle34896@aol.com
Fairhaven SouthCoast 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Unitarian Memorial Church, Harrop Center
47 Center St, 508-763-8633
Falmouth/Cape Cod contact Anne
(508) 548-1038, agtoran1202@aol.com
Great Barrington 2nd Thursday, 7:30 pm
Hevrah Synagogue
270 State Rd., 413-528-6952
N. Easton 4th Monday, 7:30 pm
(except holidays, then 3rd Mon)
Unity Church, 9 Main St
508-238-0567
Reading 2nd Thursday, 7:30 pm
Loring House, Unitarian Universalist Church
211 Summer St., pflagreading@yahoo.com
Springfield contact: Beth
413- 732-3240
Williamstown 2nd Sunday, 2:00 pm
First Congregational Church
Main St., 413-243-2382
Worcester—3rd Wed, 7:00 pm
The Bridge, 4 Mann Street
508-248-5893, pflagworcester@iname.com
BRIDGEWATER STATE SAFE COLLEGE TASK FORCE
Bridgewater State College Counseling Center, Bridgewater, MA
Phone 508-531-1331
Email rhaynor@bridgew.edu
Web www.bridgew.edu/Depts/counslng/SCTF.htm
Contact Bob Haynor
Group type Counceling Center
Demographic College Students
Description Bridgewater State Safe College Task Force: Bridgewater State College Counseling Center
GAY PARENTING GROUP ON THE SOUTH SHORE
Phone 781-773-1415
Email family@SouthShoreGayandLesbianParents.com
Contact Tanya Dillard
Group type Gay Parenting
Description Anyone interested in forming a Gay Parenting Group on the South Shore contact
Tanya Dillard.
MASSASOIT COLLEGE A.G.L.A.S.S.
Phone 508-588-9100
Group type Political Group, SocialOrganization, Support Group
Demographic All People
Description The alliance of gay, lesbian and straight supporters at Massasoit Community
College. A support/ social/political/ diverse organization working to create
acceptance, understanding and unity within the community. Day and evening
meetings are held. Everyone is welcome.
NEW BEDFORD CRISIS CENTER
Phone 508-996-3154
Group type Crisis Center
NEW BEDFORD WOMEN'S CENTER
Phone 508-996-6636
Demographic All People
Description Free, confidential group for 18+ questioning sexual orientation.
PFLAG FAIRHAVEN (UNOFFICIAL PFLAG)
47 Center Street, Fairhaven, MA
Phone 508-996-0339
Contact Arlene Paiga
Group type Gay Straight Alliance of parents, family and friends of lesbians and gays
Description New PFLAG starting at the Fairhaven Unitarian Universalist Church. Meets
every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7pm in the Harrop Building at the
Fairhaven Unitarian Universalist Church. The church address is 102 Green
Street and Harrop Building is around the corner at 47 Center Street. Please
call Arlen to confirm the meeting.
RED THREAD ADOPTION SERVICES, INC.
13 Devon Road, Norwood, MA 02062
Phone 781-762-2428 or 888-871-9699
Fax no 781-762-2561
Contact Leah O'Leary, LICSW
Description Works with the GLBT community with respect to adoption needs.
Health/Aids Organizations
BROCKON AREA MULTY SERVICE INC (BAMSI)
500 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02301
Phone 508-580-0219
Fax no 508-580-4824
Contact Jesica Almedia (Case Management)
Description HIV testing, counseling and case management services. HIV testing
on Wednesdays 3pm to 7pm at 500 Belmont Street in Brockton. Testing
is also done at the Cope Center on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
10am to 4pm but please call ahead at 508-583-3405. The Cope Center
is located at 81 Pleasant Street in Brockton.
DEAF G/B/L YOUTH AND DEAF G/B/L ADULTS
Phone 508-231-0840TTY
Group type Resource Information, Support Group
Demographic Deaf People Support/Resource
PROJECT AWARE
386 Stanley Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Phone 508-679-5222 x 3277, 508-679-5222 x 3253, 508-673-3182
Contact Bob Hitt
Description HIV Awareness
QUINCY SOUTH SHORE AIDS CONSORTIUM
114 Whitwell Street, Quincy, MA 02169
Phone 617-773 6100 x 2040
SOUTH SHORE AIDS PROJECT
118 Long Pond Road Suite 102, Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone 508-747-2211
Description Address accurate only until April 1,2001. After April 1, will offer
anonymous testing, case management, food vouchers, and other services.
Religious Organizations
ALL SOULS' UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
196 Elm Street, Braintree, MA 02185-0219
Mail to PO Box 850219, Braintree, MA 02185-0219
Phone 781-843-1388
Email allsouls@pcwon.com
Web http://www.AllSoulsBraintree.org
Contact Minister: Reverend Kathy Schmitz
Group type Religious Community
Demographic All People
Description Church Services from the Sunday after Labor Day until the end of June at
10:30 a.m. As a Welcoming Congregation, All Souls' Church aspires to foster
a more compassionate and just world, while affirming and celebrating life in
all its stages. We cherish the contributions that all people bring from their
diverse and varied backgrounds. We are a liberal religious presence in the
community committed to the values of freedom, tolerance and justice for all.
Street address: 196 Elm Street, Braintree, MA 02185-0219
FIRST PARISH CHURCH (NORWELL)
24 River St., Norwell, MA 20261
Mail to PO Box 152, Norwell, MA 02061-0152
Phone 781-659-7122
Email FPNRMF@Shore.net
Contact Jan Knost, email, auldrev@aol.com
Group type Religious Community
Description Welcoming Congregation
FIRST PARISH CHURCH IN PLYMOUTH
19 Town Square, Plymouth, MA 02360-3351
Phone 508-747-1606, Shelly McCormack, sectry
Email revleduc@aol.com
Contact Deborah Rudolph
Group type Religious Community
Description Welcoming Congregation
FIRST PARISH CHURCH U.U. (DUXBURY)
842 Tremont St., Duxbury, MA 02332
Mail to PO Box 1764, Duxbury, MA 02331-1764
Phone 781-934-6532
Email uudux@ici.net
Group type Religious Community
Description Welcoming Congregation
FIRST PARISH HINGHAM (OLD SHIP CHURCH)
107 Main St., Hingham, MA 02043-2506
Phone 781-749-1679
Email oldship@erols.com
Web
www.OldShipChurch.org
Contact Ken Read-Brown, minister
Group type Religious Community
Description Welcoming Congregation. Church service is held at 10:25am every Sunday
during the school year, and at 9:30am in the Parish Hall during the summer.
Summer services are all lay lead. Look for the rainbow flag. Women's Coffee and Conversation held
the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month at 9am, this group is open to all women.
All meetings occur in the Parish Hall across the street from the church.
FIRST PARISH UNITARIAN CHURCH (EAST BRIDGEWATER)
Mail to PO Box 309, East Bridgewater, MA 02333-0309
Phone 508-378-2349
Group type Religious Community
FIRST PARISH UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST (CANTON)
1508 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021-2267
Phone 781-828-0296
Email dteucgert@rcn.com
Contact Minister: Rev. Diane Teichert
Group type Religious Community
Demographic All People
Description First Parish - Canton is a Unitarian Universalist religious community,
that meets Sundays at 10:30 am for worship and religious education. We
include a "Multi-Racial Families" group. This is a group of concerned parents
(straight and gay) of school aged, multi-racial children. The focus of this
group is two-fold; it functions as a support group for the parents and as a
politically active group trying to address issues of racial diversity in the
local schools. First Parish serves the towns of Canton, Randolph, Westwood,
and Norwood.
FIRST UNIT. UNIV. SOCIETY (MIDDLEBORO)
25 S. Main St., Middleboro, MA 02346-2301
Phone 508-947-1935
Email Walters@comcast.net
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF NEW BEDFORD
71 8th Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone 508-994-9686
Contact Essjay
Group type Religious Community
Description Sunday service, 11AM, Essjay 508-994-1622, Jorge 508-997-8463
HINGHAM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
378 Main St., Hingham, MA 02343
Phone 781-749-1276
Email telos@mailhost.empire.net
Contact Gerald Jones
Group type Religious Community
Description "Open & Affirming Congregation. Rev. Diane Mix; Gerald Jones is church
moderator, runs Executive CouncilMeetings. Church interested in next step
in GLBT outreach, will consider gift & participation; proposal needed."
OPEN & AFFIRMING CONGREGATIONS OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Mail to PO Box 403, Holden, MA 01520-0403
Phone 508-856-9316
Email onaabday@aol.com
Web http://www.ucc.org
Contact Rev. Ann B. Day
Group type Religious Community, Resource Information
Description Contact for finding Open & Affirming Congregations of the United Church of
Christ. Rev. Ann B. Day, ONA Coordinator. There are 358 ONA churches as of
Feb 20, 2000. Call Ann for the ONA/UCC church
QUINCY COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
40 Beale Street, Quincy, MA
Phone 617-773-3319
Email southshorepride.org/qcumc2@aol.com
Contact Robert McCulley 617-287-7623
Group type Religious Community
Demographic All People
Description Worship services at 10:00 a.m. Sunday mornings
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF WEYMOUTH
83 Sea St., Weymouth, MA 02191
Mail to PO Box 38, Weymouth, MA 02191-0001
Phone 781-335-8504
Email rjtrudeau@att.net
Web
Contact
Group type Religious Community
Demographic Mostly white, straight and gay.
Description We are a home where people foster religious liberty, spiritual and intellectual
growth, diversity, action in accord with social conscience, and the search for
what is true and right.
UNITY CHURCH UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
9 Main St., N. Easton, MA 02356
Phone 508-238-6373
Email unitych@tmlp.com
Web http://www.unity.org/
Contact Church Office
Group type Religious Community
Demographic All People
Description Contact office for details and time
UNIVERSALIST UNITARIAN CHURCH
325 W. Elm St., Brockton, MA 02301-4236
Phone 508-583-7775
Email uubrockton@aol.com
Group type Religious Community
Social Organizations
NEPONSET VALLEY LESBIANS
Phone 508-668-9690
Contact Debbie
Demographic Lesbian Women
PLYMOUTH MEN'S GROUP
Phone 781-293-5183 (best to call after 7:30 p.m.)
Email PlymouthMenzGrp@aol.com
etroche2002@webtv.net
Web www.hometown.aol.com/plymouthmenzgrp/index.html
Contact Glen Robbins
Group type Discussion Group, SocialOrganization
Demographic Gay Men
Description Plymouth Men's Group: Meets Wednesday evenings, 7:00-8:30. The PMG is a
social group with an active membership; we get together and discuss any and
everything that affects the Gay Community. We have 3 General Guidelines,
Confidentiality - Safe and Nonjudgmental, Respect Discussions may be simple
and fun with loads of laughter or it can be very serious. We draw from a
large area, Marshfield, Situate, all the way down to Orleans on the Cape,
and as far west as Brockton, the Bridgewater's, Middleboro and Wareham.
Afterwards some guys get together for Coffee and a snack.
SOUTH SHORE GAY MEN'S DISCUSSION GROUP
196 Elm Street, Braintree, MA 02185-0219
Mail to PO Box 850219, Braintree, MA 02185-0219
Phone 781-762-1595
Contact Rick Anderson & Don Swanson
Group type Discussion Group
Demographic Gay Men
Description Meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at All Soul's Church: 196 Elm Street,
Braintree MA. Held in chapel on lower level.
SUBURBAN TRIANGLES
Phone
Email subtri3@aol.com
Web members.aol.com/subtri3
Contact Bob Damiano
Group type SocialOrganization
Demographic All People
Description A social outlet for people in the gay & lesbian community. Founded in 1994.
Monthly Coffee Night of the South Shore at Border's Bookshop in Braintree.
Off of Rte. 3 near Braintree T. Social begins at 7 p.m. General Meeting at
8 p.m. Second Monday of the month.
Youth Organizations
BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE - AWARE & SAFE COLLEGE COALITION
Rondileau Campus Center, Safe College Resource Room, Room 009, Bridgewater, MA 02325
Phone 508-531-2032
Email rhaynor@bridgew.edu or sholton@bridgew.edu
Web www.bridgew.edu/CounselingCenter/safecollege.cfm
Contact Martina George
Group type Gay Straight Alliance, SocialOrganization, Student Group
Demographic College Students
Description Educational and social organization
Meetings Wednesdays 12 - 1pm
BCC PRIDE
777 Elsbree Street, rm#B1053, Fall River, MA 02720
Phone 508-678-2811ext 2392
Contact Ellen Olmstead
Group type Student Group
Demographic Bisexual Youth, Gay Male Youths, Lesbian Youths
Description BCC Pride: Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay students of Bristol Community College
BIGALA
U Mass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA 02747
Phone 508-999-8163
Contact Chasity
Group type Student Group
Demographic Bisexual Youth, Gay Male Youths, Lesbian Youths
Description BIGALA: U Mass Dartmouth Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian student group.Bisexual,
Gay & Lesbian Alliance (BIGALA),UMass Dartmouth. Monday's, 5PM, BiGaLA office,
Campus Center, Room 237.
BRAGLY, BROCKTON AREA ALLIANCE OF GAY & LESBIAN YOUTH
9 Main Street, North Easton, MA
Mail to PO Box 119, North Easton, MA 02356
Phone (877) 4-BRAGLY or (877) 427-2459
Email bragly@hotmail.com
Web www.geocities.com/glbtteens
Contact Rick daytime 508-583-2900 Carrie daytime 508-559-6699
Description Meetings are held at Unitarian Church 325 West Elm Street, Brockton, Mass., on the 2nd
and 4th Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., BRAGLY is a safe place for gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning and supportive-straight youth
ages 13-22 only.
COHASSET HIGH SCHOOL DIVERSITY CLUB
143 Pond Street, Cohasset, MA 02025
Phone 781-383-6102
Contact Dr. Mike Gill and Ed Leonard
Group type High School
Description Info: call school for next meeting date
DIVERSITY CLUB DUXBURY HIGH SCHOOL
Phone 781-934-7661
Email j_o'neil@Duxbury.k12.ma.us
Contact Joseph O'Neil
Group type High School
DIVERSITY CLUB HINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL
41 Pleasant St, Hingham, MA 02043
Phone 781-741-1565 ext 1150
Email nevader@hhs.ssec.org
Contact Doug Nevader
Group type High School
DIVERSITY CLUB MARSHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
167 Forest St., Marshfield, MA 02050
Phone 781-834-5050, library
Contact Sarah Marples
Group type High School
Description Send for info via snail mail.
GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE MILTON HIGH SCHOOL
391 Brook Rd., Milton, MA 02186
Group type Gay Straight Alliance, High School
Gay Straight Alliance Quincy High School
Group type Gay Straight Alliance, High School
GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON GAY & LESBIAN YOUTH
State House, Room 111, Boston, MA 02133
Contact David LaFontaine, chairperson
Demographic Gay Male Youths, Lesbian Youths
GSA PLYMOUTH SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
490 Long Pond Rd., Plymouth, MA
Phone 508-224-7512
Email fred6952@aol.com
Contact Fred Brown
Group type Gay Straight Alliance, High School
PYCO (PORTUGUESE YOUTH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION)
309 North Main, Fall River, MA 02721
Phone 508-679-0962, Evening: 508-676-5592
Fax no 508-676-5592
Email craitbb1@aol.com
Contact Craig Turner-Adult Advisor
Group type Youth Gay Straight Alliance, Resource Information
Demographic GLBTQ Youth
Description Fall River & New Bedford Alliances of Gay & Lesbian Youth Building Bridges
LGBTQ group - meets at the Fall River Unitarian Universalist church -
309 North Main Street, Fall River, Wednesdays, 6:30-9:15PM
RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL GSA
70 Memorial Parkway, Randolph, MA 02368
Phone 781-961-6237
Contact Brendon Reardon
Group type Gay Straight Alliance, High School
SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL DIVERSITY CLUB
606 Ch. Just. Cushing Hwy., Scituate, MA 02066
Phone 781-545-8750
Fax no 781-545-8758
Email dnuzzo@shs.scit.org
Contact Donna Nuzzo-Mueller (principal)
Group type High School
SOUTH SHORE ALLIANCE OF GAY & LESBIAN YOUTH (SSHAGLY)
24 River St. (First Parish Church), Norwell, MA 02061
Phone 781- 925-6028, 781-659-2067, 1-888-SSHAGLY
Email sshagly@aol.com
Web www.sshagley.homestead.com/pages/index.html
Contact Susan Saltzburg - advisor and Doreen
Demographic Gay Male and Lesbian Youths
Description Meetings are held Monday's from 7 - 9 p.m. at the First Parish Church, 24
River St., Norwell. During July & August meetings held at volleyball nets in Hull.
Other Resources
BAY WINDOWS CALENDAR
631 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118
Phone 617-266-6670; 617-266-5973if
Email calendar@baywindows.com
Web http://www.baywindows.com/main.cfm?include=detail&storyid=31679
