City of Somerville

Office of the LGBTQ Community Liaison: Connects, supports, and advocates for Somerville’s LGBTQ community.  Contact: Izzy Starr at 617-625-6600 x2404 or istarr@somervillema.gov.

Somerville High School Gay/Straight and Gender/Sexuality Awareness Alliance (GSA): This is a group whose goals are to stop hatred, increase respect for diversity, and educate other students and the community about LGBTQ+ issues. They aren’t just about being gay; they are about meeting new people and making friends. They have interesting discussions, watch movies, play games, eat snacks, and more!  All are welcome.

Other City Resources: take a look at the city website for some more resources!

Help Lines

Trevor Project (Text, Chat, Phone): The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.

GLBT National Youth Hotline: 800-246-PRIDE (7743)  or 1-888-843-4564. Offers free, confidential, one-on-one peer support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.

Crisis Text Line: Text HELLO to 741741

Other

It Gets Better: The It Gets Better Project's mission is to communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth around the world that it gets better, and to create and inspire the changes needed to make it better for them.

LGBTQ Resource List from GLAAD - scroll down to see resources for youth

Updated February 2025