Youth at a prior Youth Pride (including Kelly Lydon -our Administrative Assistant and Youth Pride Coordinator-, and s. Spencer Hardy a member of the Board of Directors).
Credit: EdgeBoston

About Us

The Friends of GLBT Youth, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating homophobia and transphobia in order to allow all young gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Our mission is to support the programs of the former Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth by leveraging, aggregating, and dispensing untapped resources in the community. Through our support of the annual Youth Pride Celebration, we hope to create a safe and supportive environment in the Massachusetts Commonwealth.

Our current goals include

- Developing new GLBT leaders through community involvement
- Ensuring the continuity of support and resources to GLBT youth
- Enhancing and promoting the resiliency of programs for GLBT youth
- Promoting academic achievement among GLBT youth
- Funding Massachusetts Youth Pride www.MassYouthPride.org