Throughout June, Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and commemorates the June 28, 1969, Stonewall Uprising in New York City, the presumed birthplace of queer activism in the United States. We have compiled a roundup of local events, communities, and organizations offering opportunities for support and celebration during Pride Month 2026.
Community Events
- Boston Public Library’s Pride Month: For Pride Month 2026, the Boston Public Library has planned dozens of public events, including Drag Queen Storytimes, a Queer Nightlife Business Panel, a screening of Kinky Boots, and more. Check out the events page for details.
- Boston By Foot: Trace the stories, individuals, and spaces that shaped queer life in the city of Boston by attending Boston’s LGBTQ Past tour. Check out the calendar to book a walking tour.
- Boston Pride Festival & Parade: Primarily run by local volunteers, Boston Pride for the People organizes an annual Pride Festival and Parade that embraces four pillars of LGBTQ+ pride: empower, educate, commemorate, and celebrate. This year’s parade will occur on Saturday, June 6, starting at 11 am. The route begins at Copley Square and ends at Boston Common, where a day-long festival will ensue. Those watching the parade are advised to take the MBTA Green line to Arlington or Boylston, or the Orange line to Back Bay Station.
- Colleges of the Fenway (COF) Pride Block Party: Celebrate Pride with the Colleges of the Fenway community at the quad on Wentworth Campus on Wednesday, June 10, 3–6 pm.
- Queen History Boston: This community archive, for which Mik Hamilton ’24MS/MA serves as archivist, is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the rich LGBTQ+ histories of Boston and New England. The organization will offer a number of Pride-related events in June. Public events include a Boston Dyke March at Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common, a Black Queer Film Screening at the Museum of African American History, and a Queer History West End Exhibition Opening at West End Museum.
- Boston Black Pride Weekend: From July 1–5, at various locations, Boston will honor and amplify Black LGBTQ+ voices with music, culture, and community. See the Lesbigay Urban Foundation Inc., website for more details.
Information and Support
- Bisexual Resource Center: The oldest nationally focused bisexual organization in the United States, the Center imparts key resources to ensure that the bi+ community is visible, thriving, and empowered. The organization offers literature as well as Boston-based support groups and events.
- Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth (BAGLY): Formed in 1980, this youth-led, adult-supported collective helps advocate and implement programs, policies, and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community. Check out their calendar for upcoming events.
- Boston GLASS (GLBTQ + Adolescent Social Services): Operating under the auspices of the Justice Resource Institute, this community center provides a variety of services to LGBTQ+ youth (ages 13–29) of color and their allies, including support groups, educational workshops, social events, and HIV/STI testing.
- GLAD (LGBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders) Transgender ID Project: Operating throughout New England, GLAD’s Transgender ID Project offers support for transgender individuals, including those who seek to update their legal name and gender on federal and state identification documents.
- Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth: The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth is an independent state agency that helps all youth thrive.
- Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC): Focused on local communities, the MTPC “works to ensure the well-being, safety, and lived equity of all trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive community members in Massachusetts.” MTPC offers many key resources and programs to help community members support Trans and Nonbinary youth.
Counseling Services and Hotlines
- Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community (MBRLC): A peer-run community in the Metro Boston Area, MBRLC offers “non-clinical, mutual peer-to-peer support in an inclusive and trauma-informed environment.”
- Hope Center: The Hope Center supports the mental health of individuals who may be questioning their identity or orientation. The Center runs weekly support groups online and in person that are “completely walk-in, with no documentation or requirements other than the community guidelines we set together of privacy and respect for each other.”
- The Network/La Red: This 24-hour LGBTQ hotline offers confidential emotional support, referrals, crisis intervention, and additional resources for the queer community who are being abused or have been abused by a partner. Voice: 617-742-4911; toll-free: 1-800-832-1901.
- Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Program: Named after African American HIV/AIDS activist Sidney Borum, Jr. (1954–1992), this licensed health center and mental health clinic, which is ensconced within Fenway Health, provides “safe, non-judgmental care for young people ages 12–29 who may not feel comfortable going anywhere else.”
- The Trevor Project: As the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ youth, The Trevor Project provides information and support around the clock for individuals struggling with coming out, gender/sexual identity, and/or self-harm. To communicate confidentially with a trained crisis counselor, call: 1-866-488-7386. For a text chat, text “START” to 678-678.
Campus Resources
The Simmons student body strives to cultivate inclusion, belonging, and advocacy for all students through its many student organizations, including TaNC (Trans and Nonbinary Collective), SWAG (Sexuality, Women, and Gender Union), and Alliance.
Additional resources include Simmons’ Trans and Non-Binary Living-Learning Communities, the Counseling Center, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Student researchers have helped unearth a queer history of Simmons, and the Simmons News service enables readers to search for recent LGBTQ-related content.