Boston Queer Events
Visibility, Access & Advocacy
for Metro Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and Ally Community
3rd Annual Founder's Day
Founder's Day 2025: Carnival, Community & Couture
Celebrate 3 years of community at HELP's Founder’s Day! Free carnival games, resource fair, fashion show & performances
HELP by AMG is celebrating three years of community building, and we want YOU there! Join us on Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM for our third-annual Founder’s Day!
Spend the afternoon (2PM–5:30 PM) playing carnival games, face painting, browsing our vendor/resource fair, great workshops, and connecting with neighbors.
Then stay for our evening runway and performance showcase (6–9 PM), complete with catering by Brassica and special surprises; all completely free and open to everyone.
FREE admission – no ticket required, but please RSVP so we know you’re coming!
TQNC is a grassroots nonprofit fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
Open Streets Hyde Park <> TQNC Meetup Hub
🌈 Open Streets Hyde Park is back, and TQNC will be there to host a dedicated community resource table and meetup hub at this event!
📍Come find us, connect with neighbors, and enjoy the day! 🏳️⚧️
During Open Streets Hyde Park, between River St to Fairmont St and Davidson St becomes a lively hub of community and play.
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The goal is to connect neighbors, local businesses and visitors to our communities.
Open Streets Boston is a collection of vehicular-free, family friendly events offering programming across a wide spectrum of interests—from wellness activities and performance art to artisanal crafts and “kids zones” (and much more!) During these events, the City of Boston will close major thoroughfares to motor traffic, instead opening the roadways up for pedestrian use that will include walking, rolling, biking and other modalities. Special programming and activities, including a fantastic community marketplace and musical entertainment, will be featured throughout the day from 10:30am - 3:00pm.
TQNC is a grassroots nonprofit fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
Queer Boston Harbor Sunset Cruise
Queer Boston Harbor Sunset Cruise
🥳 We’re going cruising!
👀 Um, not that kind of cruising.
🌇 We’ll be taking a queer contingent on a Boston Harbor Sunset Cruise, in partnership with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay!
⛴️ ⚓ Location Meet at Rowes Wharf:
60 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
This is located behind the Boston Harbor Hotel. If you find the big archway with the big flag, walk through it towards the water and take a right onto the Harborwalk. We will be checking people in next to the Mass Bay Lines office to board the boat.
⏰ Schedule Please arrive at Rowes Wharf at 5:45pm to check in for our 6pm Boarding and prompt 6:30pm departure. The trip will be a 90-minute narrated harbor tour, and we will be back at the dock by 8pm.
🚇 Transit The dock is a short walk from South Station (Red & Silver Lines) and Aquarium Station (Blue Line)
♿ Accessibility Please see the Cruise Accessibility Guide linked above for full details! As a high-level overview, the dock and boat are wheelchair accessible, but the upper decks and onboard restrooms require stairs to access. Restrooms accessible to people using wheelchairs are available at the dock in the Boston Harbor Hotel lobby. The guide linked above has more explicit details, including photos and information for all access points — and please message us if you have additional questions or concerns!
Things to Bring
💦 Water bottle
🧥 Jacket — as it is often a bit breezier on the water
🌞 Sun Protection (hats, sunglasses, etc)
🥨 Snacks if desired (we'll have some to share too!)
🤑 Cash if you want to purchase drinks (alcohol 21+) or snacks on board the boat
$10 suggested donation
TQNC is a grassroots nonprofit fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org
Reading is Resistance: August Book of the Month
Reading is Resistance: A TQNC Book Club & Community Hang
In times like these, stories are our refuge, our resistance, and our roadmap to a better future. Join facilitator Kimberly Rhoten for Reading is Resistance, a monthly book club and community gathering designed to nourish, inspire, and empower our LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Each month, we’ll read books that challenge injustice, celebrate queer joy, and deepen our understanding of the world and each other.
*PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT have to read the book to join. This isn’t just a book club—it’s a space for connection. Come for the books, stay for the conversation, and build relationships with fellow queer neighbors who believe in the power of literature as activism.
Where? Virtual (with quarterly opportunities to meet in person!)
When? Monday, August 25th from 7-8PM
What are we reading? We’ll choose together! Books that support us in these times—whether that means radical resistance, queer joy, or both.
AUGUST Book of the Month: We Do This ‘Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba
*available at local and online libraries
Because reading is resistance. And resistance is better together.
TQNC is a grassroots nonprofit fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
Trans Takeover at The Alley
🏳️⚧️ Trans Takeover is Back by Popular Demand! 🏳️⚧️
You asked, and we listened! Get ready for another Trans Takeover at The Alley Bar on Friday, September 12th from 7-9 PM. We're thrilled to bring back this special event celebrating trans joy and building community. 🌸
🪩 This is a dedicated space for trans & gender non-conforming folks, and an opportunity for our communities to foster belonging, reduce isolation, and empower our siblings to thrive without fear or judgment. The urgency for such environments has never been greater, and your presence helps us ensure these crucial spaces continue to exist and flourish.
🌈 Partners and supportive pals (of all identities!) are warmly welcomed. Come meet new neighbors, reconnect with friends, and enjoy a night out in a private area at The Alley Bar in Downtown Boston.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase, and while alcohol is 21+, all ages are welcome to join in the festivities.
We can't wait to see you all there! 💖
TQNC is a grassroots nonprofit fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
Open Streets Dorchester <> TQNC Meetup Hub
🌈 Open Streets Dorchester is back, and TQNC will be there to host a dedicated community resource table and meetup hub at this event!
📍Come find us, connect with neighbors, and enjoy the day! 🏳️⚧️
During Open Streets Dorchester, Dorchester Ave (from Ashmont St to Adams St.) becomes a lively hub of community and play.
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The goal is to connect neighbors, local businesses and visitors to our communities.
Open Streets Boston is a collection of vehicular-free, family friendly events offering programming across a wide spectrum of interests—from wellness activities and performance art to artisanal crafts and “kids zones” (and much more!) During these events, the City of Boston will close major thoroughfares to motor traffic, instead opening the roadways up for pedestrian use that will include walking, rolling, biking and other modalities. Special programming and activities, including a fantastic community marketplace and musical entertainment, will be featured throughout the day from 10:30am - 3:00pm.
TQNC is a grassroots nonprofit fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
Queer Arcade Night at Versus
Join us for an all-ages queer arcade night at Versus in Downtown Crossing!
Please note that the bar is 21+ after 7pm. Guests over 21 are welcome to stay as long as you like, the bar closes at midnight.
Free game play all night — get in totally free without cover before 6pm, or for just $5 after 6pm!
Food and drinks available for purchase, alcohol 21+
Reading is Resistance: October Book of the Month
Reading is Resistance: A TQNC Book Club & Community Hang
In times like these, stories are our refuge, our resistance, and our roadmap to a better future. Join facilitator Kimberly Rhoten for Reading is Resistance, a monthly book club and community gathering designed to nourish, inspire, and empower our LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Each month, we’ll read books that challenge injustice, celebrate queer joy, and deepen our understanding of the world and each other.
*PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT have to read the book to join. This isn’t just a book club—it’s a space for connection. Come for the books, stay for the conversation, and build relationships with fellow queer neighbors who believe in the power of literature as activism.
Where? Virtual (with quarterly opportunities to meet in person!)
When? Monday, October 27th from 7-8PM
What are we reading? We’ll choose together! Books that support us in these times—whether that means radical resistance, queer joy, or both.
October Book of the Month: Coming Soon!
Because reading is resistance. And resistance is better together.
TQNC 2nd Birthday Party!
Join us for a roof deck party Downtown to celebrate TQNC’s second birthday!
BYOB Queer Beach Party
Get ready to meat* us at the beach! 🏖️☀️ TQNC is hosting a BYOB (Bring Your Own Beef!) Queer Beach Party! 👙
We'll bring the heat, you bring the beef! 🤠 Show off your favorite cut, no matter the grade! All flavors of fun are welcome 🌈
📍Find us near Kelly's Roast Beef at Revere Beach on Sunday, July 27th from 12-3pm.
RSVP for all the juicy details and day-of coordination 💦
QUEERAOKE for Digital Freedom
Queereoke is always a party, but on July 24th it will be a protest too! Open bar for the first 30 minute, and we'll be singing extra loud against fascist attempts to censor LGBTQ expression, from book bans and drag bans to online censorship legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Cover charge waived, free food! Concrete actions you can take to stand with trans youth against censorship bills.
6pm - 8pm: food, drinks, information and live performances from Ryan Cassata, Hazel Afrodite, Killah Croc, Molly O'Leary, Justin Arena, and more. Co-hosted by Evan Greer and Burhanika Rebels.
8pm til late: Queeraoke as usual, but it's FREE!
Sponsored by Fight for the Future in partnership with iiiLabs, Trans Resistance MA, TQNC, Stonewall Sports, HELP, Lavender Education, and more to come! Contact Burhan@iiilabs.org with questions or to learn on how your organization can get involved in fighting for a safer internet for LGBTQ+ people.
Boston Trans & Non-Binary Pride 2025
The 2nd Annual Boston Trans and Non-Binary Pride 2025 is almost here! 🎉
Presented by Trans Resistance MA & Chastity's Consulting and Talent Group.
This year, Boston Trans Pride is bigger than ever. A celebration of our trans, non-binary, and gender-expansive community, centering Black, Brown, and Indigenous trans brilliance and power. Allies, come show your support!
Kick-off begins THIS THURSDAY, July 17th!
Full Lineup: July 17–20, 2025
Thu, July 17: dbar Night | 6–10PM | 21+ @dbarboston
Fri, July 18: Legacy Night | 10PM–2AM | 21+ @legacybos @bussdown_fridays @frolicbostonfor
Sat, July 19: Trans Resistance MA Festival | 12–5PM | NEW LOCATION: Reggie Lewis Center!
Sun, July 20: Club Cafe Brunch | 11AM-3PM | @clubcafeboston
IMPORTANT FESTIVAL LOCATION UPDATE: The TRMA Festival has moved to the Reggie Lewis Center (1350 Tremont St)!
Please register in advance on the website: https://www.transresistancema.com/events-1/2025-trans-resistance-ma-festival
Support this work or get involved: transresistancema.com
Open Streets Roxbury <> TQNC Meetup Hub
🌈 Open Streets Roxbury is back, and TQNC will be there to host a dedicated community resource table and meetup hub at this event!
📍Come find us, connect with neighbors, and enjoy the day! 🏳️⚧️
During Open Streets Roxbury, Blue Hill Avenue (from Warren St. to Quincy St.) becomes a lively hub of community and play.
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The goal is to connect neighbors, local businesses and visitors to our communities.
Open Streets Boston is a collection of vehicular-free, family friendly events offering programming across a wide spectrum of interests—from wellness activities and performance art to artisanal crafts and “kids zones” (and much more!) During these events, the City of Boston will close major thoroughfares to motor traffic, instead opening the roadways up for pedestrian use that will include walking, rolling, biking and other modalities. Special programming and activities, including a fantastic community marketplace and musical entertainment, will be featured throughout the day from 10:30am - 3:00pm.
TQNC is a grassroots nonprofit fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
MOLA's Annual Pride Party @ Museum of Science
The Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement (MOLA) and the Museum of Science invite Boston’s LGBTQ+ community and their loved ones to an evening that celebrates Pride, uplifts the spectrum of beauty, and highlights the world of science with music and live performances. Titled STEM and Beyond, the MOLA added their own twist to the acronym, STEM (Slay the Entire Month).
As part of the Museum’s Pride Celebration, this event offers LGBTQ+ Bostonians a welcoming and affirming space to gather and celebrate. The evening features music and performances throughout the night, classic Museum of Science interactive presentations, and more.
PRIDE in the Prado
You're invited!
Join your neighbors for the 4th Annual North End PRIDE in the PRADO on Tuesday, June 17th, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Enjoy an evening filled with joy and celebration for our LGBTQIA+ community and allies as we uplift and honor love in all its beautiful forms. 💖
Connect with your neighbors in a spirit of unity and celebration. This is a chance to show your support and celebrate love! Bring your friends and family!
In Proud Partnership with:
City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata | Senator Lydia Edwards | Representative Aaron Michlewitz | North End Music & Performing Arts Center | NEW Health | Eliot K-8 School
Community Sponsors:
Polkdog Bakery | Loft & Vine | Shake the Tree | Caffe Vittoria | Stanza Dei Sigari | Florentine Cafe | Nando | Mike’s Pastry
🏳️⚧️ Spread the word - ALL ARE WELCOME! 🏳️🌈
PRIDE in the Prado will feature:
🎼 Special performances by the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC)
🍝 Food generously provided by Nando Ristorante & Mike’s Pastry
⚡️ Creative Arts & Crafts: Engaging activities for all ages, fostering connection and self-expression
💖 Community Resource Tables with information and support from local LGBTQIA2S+ organizations.
🌈 Family Portraits: Professional portraits capturing the unique essence of your family.
TQNC is a queer nonprofit fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
Boston Pride for the People – TQNC Marching in Parade & Meetup Hub
🪩 You're Invited: Boston Pride 2025!
🌈 Get ready to celebrate Pride with our amazing community! 🏳️⚧️
Join TQNC’s Queer Contingent for the 2025 Boston Pride for the People!
*** You can use this Partiful and our WhatsApp to coordinate meeting up with TQNC folks! ***
TQNC WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IOFsrIwISmLFxAvo6ofGxg
This year, we're organizing a vibrant queer contingent and we'd love for you to join us! Whether you're marching in the parade, hitting up the festival, or just looking for some friendly faces to enjoy the day with, this is your hub! 🕺
When is Boston Pride for the People 2025? The main Parade & Festival is happening on Saturday, June 14th, 2025.
Ribbon Cutting: 10:30 AM
Parade: 11:00 AM (starts in Copley Square, ends at Boston Common)
Festival: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Boston Common)
Block Party: 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM (City Hall Plaza, 21+)
Ways to Participate:
Meet-ups: Looking for a buddy to march with, or want to grab a bite at the festival? Post here and find others!
Share Your Plans: Let everyone know what you're doing and if you're open to others joining.
Day-of Coordination: Feel free to use the chat in our Partiful for more real-time coordination, last-minute plans, and quick communication -OR- our dedicated WhatsApp group will be the place to be! https://chat.whatsapp.com/IOFsrIwISmLFxAvo6ofGxg
Let's make Pride 2025 unforgettable by connecting with new friends and celebrating our amazing community together!
Boston Dyke March
Join TQNC’s Queer Contingent for the 2025 Boston Dyke March! 🔥
This year, we're organizing a vibrant queer contingent and we'd love for you to join us!
When: Friday 13th 👻🏳️🌈
Meeting Time: 5:45 PM
Meeting Location: Black Seed Halal Grill
We'll gather at Black Seed Halal Grill and then walk together as a group to the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common, where the march kicks off.
Let's show up strong and visible for this powerful demonstration of dyke and queer resistance, community, and joy. All are welcome to march with us!
Please note: 😷 Masks are required 😷
📣 Spread the word, bring your friends, and let's make some noise!
See you there!
Reading is Resistance: June Book of the Month
Reading is Resistance: A TQNC Book Club & Community Hang
In times like these, stories are our refuge, our resistance, and our roadmap to a better future. Join facilitator Kimberly Rhoten for Reading is Resistance, a monthly book club and community gathering designed to nourish, inspire, and empower our LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Each month, we’ll read books that challenge injustice, celebrate queer joy, and deepen our understanding of the world and each other.
*PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT have to read the book to join. This isn’t just a book club—it’s a space for connection. Come for the books, stay for the conversation, and build relationships with fellow queer neighbors who believe in the power of literature as activism.
Where? Virtual (with quarterly opportunities to meet in person!)
When? Monday, May 12th from 7-8PM (monthly)
What are we reading? We’ll choose together! Books that support us in these times—whether that means radical resistance, queer joy, or both.
JUNE Book of the Month: Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
*available at local and online libraries
Trigger & Content Warnings
Transmisia
Deadnaming
Outing
Cheating
Graphic miscarriage
Abortion discussed
Because reading is resistance. And resistance is better together.
PRIDE Celebration at Boston City Hall
Boston City Councilor At-Large Henry Santana's office would be thrilled to have you join us for a special Pride Celebration at Boston City Hall on Wednesday, June 4th!
We’re planning an even bigger celebration this year, and we'd love for you to join us for as much of the day as your schedule allows!
🎉 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 🌈
📢 10 - 11am 🏳️⚧️ Pride Rally 🏳️🌈 Theme: Be Visible, Be Loud. Join however you're comfortable — bring signs or a flag, or just bring yourself! We’ll be starting outside on the Plaza at 10am, and then moving into City Hall starting around 10:30am. 📍Boston City Hall Plaza (outside)
🥰 11am - 12pm Pride Community Reception This will be an opportunity for community members to connect and share. Elected officials are welcome to attend and listen, but asked to fully yield the floor to the community. 📍 Boston City Hall, 5th Floor, Piemonte Room
⚖️ 12 - 12:45pm Boston City Council Formal Presentation Councilor Santana will invite all community members to join the Boston City Council on the Chamber Floor for formal recognition of Pride and the community. This is an opportunity for us to be seen by our elected officials and our city, and will feature remarks from a small selection of our community members and City Councilors to acknowledge the contributions of all the organizations and individuals present, and our whole Boston 2SLGBTQIA+ community. 📍 Boston City Hall, 5th Floor, Iannella Chamber
🍝 1 - 2pm Pride Community Luncheon Refreshments provided. Celebrate and connect with community in a relaxed setting over a casual lunch. 📍 Boston City Hall, 5th Floor, Piemonte Room
💫 This event is proudly sponsored by Councilor Henry Santana, and co-hosted by:
Help by AMG helpbyamg.org | TQNC tqnc.org | Chastity Bowick Consulting & Talent Group chastitysctg.com | The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence thebostonsisters.org | OUTNewcomers instagram.com/outnewcomers | Pride in Our Workplace piow.org | Pride & Plasma prideandplasma.org | Breaktime breaktime.org | Out in Finance outinfinance.org | Boston LesBiGay Urban Foundation lesbigayurbanfoundation.org | MASSNow massnow.org | MA Commission on LGBTQ+ Youth mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-commission-on-lgbtq-youth | The Femmes thefemmesband.com | sweeties sweeties-social.com | The History Project historyproject.org | Transgender Emergency Fund transemergencyfund.org | Boston GLASS jri.org/glass | Jacque’s Cabaret jacquescabaret.com | lesbos - boston’s lesbian newsletter tinyurl.com/2vj94hbz | QTC Boston msha.ke/qtcboston | Pride Sports Boston pridesportsusa.com/boston | The Theater Offensive thetheateroffensive.org | LGBTQ+ Senior Housing & The Pryde lgbtqseniorhousing.org | MRKH Organization mrkh.org | Queer in Cannabis queerincannabis.com | Q Calendar instagram.com/qcalendarboston | SPLASH ZONE instagram.com/thebrookepoole | Lavender Education lavendereducation.com | Planning with a Scorpio ryeandco.com/planning-with-a-scorpio | BAGLY bagly.org | QT Library qtlibrary.org | LGBTQ+ Elders of Color lgbteldersofcolor.org | Greater Boston PFLAG gbpflag.org | Bisexual Resource Center biresource.org | Boston Gaymers bostongaymers.com | Ethos ethocare.org | Stonewall Sports Boston sites.google.com/stonewallsports.org/bos | Boston Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement boston.gov/departments/lgbtqia2s-advancement | Boston Prime Timers bostonpt.org | Boston Theater Company bostontheater.org | MAP for Health maphealth.org | Fenway Health fenwayhealth.org
TQNC is a queer community collective fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
PRIDE Potluck Picnic
TQNC invites you to kick off Pride Month with our Potluck Picnic in the Park!
📍Come together with friends and neighbors on Sunday, June 1st, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Rose Kennedy Greenway Parcel 8, conveniently located across from the Boston Public Market.
🏳️🌈 All are welcome! 🏳️⚧️
This is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the community while enjoying a chill social vibe and delicious food.
Come share some food, make new connections, and celebrate the start of Pride!
A note on the “potluck”
It’s ok to bring something small 🍇
It’s ok to bring something store-bought 🛒
It’s ok to bring absolutely nothing and still eat 🥨
Meet us at the
Zipporah Potter Atkins Home
LaRissa Rogers: “Going to Ground,” 2024
TQNC is a queer community collective fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
PRIDE T-shirt & Poster Making Craft Night
💖 Join TQNC for a fun and creative PRIDE T-shirt & Poster Making Craft Night!
Get ready to design and personalize your own Pride swag as we gear up for Pride Month.
This is a wonderful opportunity to gather with fellow community members and express your Pride through art in a relaxed and welcoming space.
We'll provide a variety of crafting materials available for you to design your own unique t-shirts and posters. Kindly bring the t-shirt(s) you wish to decorate. Let's share ideas, inspire each other, and make some beautiful Pride art together!
This event is free to attend, and we appreciate a suggested donation of $10 to help us cover the cost of supplies. 💸
Bring your friends, come make new ones, connect with the community, get creative, and let your Pride shine! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
TQNC is a queer community collective fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
Reading is Resistance: a TQNC Book Club
Reading is Resistance: A TQNC Book Club & Community Hang
In times like these, stories are our refuge, our resistance, and our roadmap to a better future. Join facilitator Kimberly Rhoten for Reading is Resistance, a monthly book club and community gathering designed to nourish, inspire, and empower our LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Each month, we’ll read books that challenge injustice, celebrate queer joy, and deepen our understanding of the world and each other.
*PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT have to read the book to join. This isn’t just a book club—it’s a space for connection. Come for the books, stay for the conversation, and build relationships with fellow queer neighbors who believe in the power of literature as activism.
Where? Virtual (with quarterly opportunities to meet in person!)
When? Monday, May 12th from 7-8PM (monthly)
What are we reading? We’ll choose together! Books that support us in these times—whether that means radical resistance, queer joy, or both.
May Book of the Month: Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade
*available at local and online libraries
Because reading is resistance. And resistance is better together.
TRANS TAKEOVER TUESDAY at The Alley
🏳️⚧️ TRANS TAKEOVER 🏳️⚧️
a TQNC T4T event!
💖 Join us for a social gathering and opportunity to meet our neighbors and build community!
WE’RE HERE. And we need more spaces that celebrate trans joy 🌸
This space is dedicated to trans & gender non-conforming folks. Partners and supportive pals — regardless of how they identify — are welcome!
🪩 Hosted in a private space at the Alley Bar in Downtown Boston. Drinks and food available for purchase. All ages welcome, alcohol 21+. The space is up one flight of stairs — if you have accessibility concerns, please message.
✨$10 suggested donation
TQNC is a queer community collective fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health.
TDOV TRANS TAKEOVER
a TQNC T4T event!
🏳️⚧️ Join Boston’s multi-day celebration of Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️⚧️
Day 2: Visibility to Each Other✨
Celebrate and build community in an uplifting space dedicated to trans & GNC folks. Partners of all identities welcome. 💖
What to expect:
🎯 Themed BINGO Game with Prize 🎲 Board Games 🎱 Pool Table 🍕 Free Food 📎 Vendors/Community Resource Tables 🎶 Music
Hosted in a private space at the Alley Bar in Downtown Boston. Drinks and food available for purchase. All ages welcome, alcohol 21+
$10 suggested donation
Collaborator Instagram Handles: @helpbyamg @tqncboston @stonewallsportsboston @transemergencyfund @transresistancema @cctgllc @queer.in.cannabis @pleasurepie
Trans Day of Visibility Celebration with Boston City Council
Hosted by Boston City Councilors Henry Santana and Sharon Durkan.
Join us in recognizing the amazing work local organizations are doing to support Boston's transgender community.
TQNC will be publicly acknowledged during the presentation, and all members are invited to join the Councilors on the City Council floor.
Councilors Santana & Durkan will be introducing a resolution officially recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility in Boston
Join TQNC after for a BYO lunch at the Boston Public Market!
TDOV Reception: 11AM, City Council Reception, 5th floor of Boston City Hall
City Council Presentation: 12PM, Iannella Chamber, 5th floor of Boston City Hall
TQNC Lunch: 1:30pm, Boston Public Market 100 Hanover Street, Boston MA 02108
TQNC is a queer community collective fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org
TRANS TAKEOVER TUESDAY at The Alley
🏳️⚧️ TRANS TAKEOVER 🏳️⚧️
a TQNC T4T event!
🥰 It’s BACK! We heard so much positive feedback about our first one that we’re doing it again!
💖 Join us for a social gathering and opportunity to meet our neighbors and build community!
WE’RE HERE. And we need more spaces that celebrate trans joy 🌸
This space is dedicated to trans & gender non-conforming folks. Partners and supportive pals — regardless of how they identify — are welcome!
🪩 Hosted in a private space at the Alley Bar in Downtown Boston. Drinks and food available for purchase. All ages welcome, alcohol 21+. The space is up one flight of stairs — if you have accessibility concerns, please message.
✨$10 suggested donation
TQNC is a queer community collective fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org
Queer Arts Market at Tiki Rock
Our Queer Artists Market is back Sunday March 9th! Join over incredible Queer Artists and community groups. Market goers can expect vibrant art, heartfelt stories, and passion in every brushstroke and stitch in a a magical gathering where creativity and community collide.
Trans Takeover at The Alley
🏳️⚧️ TRANS TAKEOVER 🏳️⚧️
a TQNC T4T event!
💖 Join us for a social gathering and opportunity to meet our neighbors and build community!
WE’RE HERE. And we need more spaces that celebrate trans joy 🌸
This space is dedicated to trans & gender non-conforming folks. Partners and supportive pals - regardless of how they identify- are welcome!
🪩 Hosted in a private space at the Alley Bar in Downtown Boston. Drinks and food available for purchase. All ages welcome, alcohol 21+. The space is up 1 flight of stairs — if you have accessibility concerns, please message.
✨ $10 suggested donation online or at the door
TQNC is a queer community collective fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
Campaign to Spread Kindness: Valentine's Card Making
Join us for a cozy night of Valentine’s crafting and card making!
💝 TQNC is partnering with Everyday Boston for their 7th Annual Campaign to Spread Kindness Across the City!
💋 We'll be making cards for friends, family, lovers — and for handing out to strangers on Valentine's Day!
💞 More than 1,000 cards were passed out last year, with a goal of 5,000 this year! Together, let’s light the city up with love!
We'll provide 🖌️ crafting and 💌 card supplies — this event is free to attend, and we appreciate a suggested donation of $10 to cover supplies if you are able. 🎁
TQNC is a queer community collective fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.
Inauguration Day Don't Panic Party
Join us on Inauguration Night for a community gathering where we'll find strength and mutual support in connection with each other. We believe that joy is a powerful form of resistance, and we'll come together to cultivate that joy as we move forward together.
TQNC Tabling at Fenway Health x Dorchester Brewing Co. T4T
We're hitting the table (literally!) at Dorchester Brewing Co. for their awesome T4T event! Come out, show your love for the trans community, and dive into the amazing work local organizations are doing. Plus, there will be a treasure trove of unique products to explore — all while sipping on DBCo’s craft beer, hard seltzers, cider, wine, slushies, and more!
Queer Arcade Night at Versus
Join us for an all-ages queer arcade night at Versus in Downtown Crossing!
Please note that the bar is 21+ after 7pm. Guests over 21 are welcome to stay as long as you like, the bar closes at midnight.
Free game play all night — get in totally free without cover before 6pm, or for just $5 after 6pm!
Food and drinks available for purchase, alcohol 21+
Please note that it’s possible the bar may book a holiday party that would require us to reschedule. We’ll notify everyone ahead of time if needed.
Matthew’s Queer Birthday Social!
🏳️⚧️ Continuing a tradition begun last year, come celebrate The Queer Neighborhood Council Co-Founder Matthew’s birthday with a big group of queer friends and allies! 🏳️🌈
💖 All queer folks and their friends are welcome, even if you don’t know Matthew. ✨
Election Night Don’t Panic Party
Come celebration or trepidation, join supportive queer friends and allies to watch Election Night results roll in! We’ll have news on a giant screen in one room, and separate spaces to hang out in case you need a chiller spot away from the news. Some snacks and drinks provided (21+ for alcohol), bring more to share!
We’ll continue as late as desired, depending on how the night goes — talk to Matthew ahead of time if you might need an option to crash over.
Allston-Brighton Open Streets – TQNC Tabling
Stop by, say hi, hang out — or join us at the table as a volunteer!
Queer Social & Fruitstand Queer Pop Dance Party
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 come for the gay rights, stay for the gay wrongs 🙈💋
The Queer Neighborhood Council is partnering up with Fruitstand to host a Pre-Game Party, emphasis on games! We’ll have fun activities, socializing, and some prizes! 👀
This event is 21+, with drinks available at the bar.
TQNC Presenting at the Wharf District Council
TQNC has been invited to present at a meeting of the Wharf District Council! We'll be sharing an overview of how TQNC got started and what we do, priorities from our Housing & Policy Advocacy Group, and how people can get involved.