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The only queer youth organization in Springfield MA, Out Now provides a safe space for queer youth & allies
to learn about themselves, develop lasting friendships and leadership
skills, explore the history of the LGBTQ+ movement, and so much more.
100%
youth-driven
& delicious
Out Now has
since grown its membership, added youth leaders, and evolved into an important voice for peace & justice.


Queering up Springfield for 25 years
Out Now originated in 1995
as a weekly support group for LGTB youth from the greater Springfield area. There was one advisor and no more than five young people meeting in donated church space.
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Painting up
Springfield
We partnered with Common Wealth Murals to create a bright & beautiful mural inspired by our Students Speak project ~ a radical re-imagining of
how school would look if the hopes
and dreams of queer youth were
welcomed and embraced!

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