Open to families of trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive youth (caregivers, extended family, siblings, family friends, and youth)! Happening monthly on the 4th Sunday from 10:30am-12:30pm Location to alternate to make these gatherings accessible to families in North and South Counties, as well as in Central Berkshire County.

Location provided after RSVP. To RSVP for our Berkshire Families Gathering, please do so here.

**Please include names and pronouns of everyone attending AND ages of youth if they are attending in your RSVP**

Hooray, it’s Queer Kids Fest 2025! On Saturday, October 25, 10am-2:30pm, join us for a joyful festival of music, art, books, and creativity for 2SLGBTQIA+ kids, families, and allies at the Northampton Center for the Arts!

• The Grumpytime Club Band will perform! 

• The Rhythm and Radiance Kids Chorus will sing their hearts out! 

• Resilient Community Arts will have fabulous art stations set up—and a parade your kiddo can join in!

• Award-winning author and National Book Award nominee Kyle Lukoff will read and sign books!

• The High Five Books crew will vend the best-ever queer kidlit! 

• Crooked Stick Pops and Sapsucker Popcorn will vend yummy snacks!

AND! Youth ages 6 to 18 are invited to sign up for 5-minute open mic performance slots of songs, jokes, stand-up comedy, music and more.

FREE! No tickets necessary. Please join us!

For more info, check out: https://tockify.com/highfivebooks/detail/185/1761400800000


Queer Kids Fest 2025 is supported in part by the Northampton Arts Council, a local agency that is part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Join the Translate Gender Youth Representatives for a monthly, all-ages movie night!

Every 4th Friday from 6:30 - 8:30* in the TG Studio we will watch a movie (rated PG), eat snacks, and enjoy each other’s company!

This event is organized by the Translate Gender Youth Representatives, a group of TG-connected youth who organize events and fundraisers, and represent TG at community events. Are you a TG-connected young person interested in organizing and executing events like this? Email eva@translategender.org

Suggested donation of $5 - 10 per person

Accessibility notes:

Cozy couches and beanbag chairs provided; there is a table in the back of the room with fun fidgets and drawing supplies; low lighting; noise-dampening headphones available

For location details, RSVP, or to request a movie email eva@translategender.org

*Movies may occasionally run later than 8:30

Each month on the 2nd and 4th Fridays from 4-6pm, youth can come hang out in our comfortable studio space in Northampton to watch movies, create zines and art, play video games, do homework, and make friends.  Youth MUST register to participate. 

This space is staffed by supportive, trans and gender expansive adults to ensure a safe, brave space for youth who are trans, nonbinary, gender expansive or youth allies. 

YOUTH REGISTER HERE!

Questions? Email eva@translategender.org

In-person support space for transfemmes/gender-expansive femmes (ages 30+), led and facilitated by transfemmes.

We meet bi-weekly on Wednesdays in downtown Northampton. Please email groups@translategender.org to RSVP and for the exact address. New members will need to be verified for safety reasons.

The group is offered at no cost. If you are able to donate, please do, so we can sustain and expand affirming support spaces for our community. We have a donation page (www.translategender.org), or folks can give via Venmo (@translategender). 

In collaboration with Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa’s Office, Feminist Generation of Amherst, and Translate Gender - join with community for an informational session about H.86 and S.25, what they would do, and their statuses.

• A chance for people to learn more about digital privacy, telehealth medicine and it’s importance

• Panel discussion including expert, organizational representatives, and an abortion fund representative, facilitated by a youth activist at FG Amherst.

To RSVP please click here.

Join us for our one hour Caregiver Support Space. Centering the experiences of adult family members and caregivers who have trans and nonbinary youth (ages 3-18) in their lives. This group is facilitated by a member of our Translate Gender team.

This group meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7-8pm (EST).

To support this group, we rely on donations from our families and community support. If you’d like to help us sustain this work, we encourage you to make a donation.

To RSVP, please do so here if you plan to attend our upcoming group!

Affirmations: Trans Book Club is a book club like no other! Geared towards trans and nonbinary youth (ages 8-18), Affirmations invites readers to explore, question, and connect with one another and the centered experiences of trans, nonbinary, and gender-creative book characters.

Meeting Date & Time:
Ages 8-12 | 6-7pm (in person @ High Five Books, Florence)
This book club regularly meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month!

Please register below so our team can be in touch with what's going on each month AND so you can get information to join us.

To learn more about Translate Gender or High Five Books, visit www.translategender.org/affirmations or www.highfivebooks.org.

We are reading and discussing The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio this month. You do not need to have read or finished the book to attend our book club.

Designed to aid caregivers and youth in creating larger networks of support and sharing resources.

These open-ended family groups include all members of trans families [caregivers/parents, trans/nonbinary youth between 3-18, their siblings, grandparents, and extended community].

We provide 4 separate spaces for participants to connect:

* Adult Caregivers/Family Members

* Teens (13+) * Tweens (9-12) * Youth (3-9)

If you’d like to help us sustain this work, we encourage you to make a donation.

Location provided after RSVP (in Northampton).

To RSVP for our Youth & Family Gathering, please do so here.

Each month on the 2nd and 4th Fridays from 4-6pm, youth can come hang out in our comfortable studio space in Northampton to watch movies, create zines and art, play video games, do homework, and make friends.  Youth MUST register to participate. 

This space is staffed by supportive, trans and gender expansive adults to ensure a safe, brave space for youth who are trans, nonbinary, gender expansive or youth allies. 

YOUTH REGISTER HERE!

Questions? Email eva@translategender.org

In-person support space for transfemmes/gender-expansive femmes (ages 30+), led and facilitated by transfemmes.

We meet bi-weekly on Wednesdays in downtown Northampton. Please email groups@translategender.org to RSVP and for the exact address. New members will need to be verified for safety reasons.

The group is offered at no cost. If you are able to donate, please do, so we can sustain and expand affirming support spaces for our community. We have a donation page (www.translategender.org), or folks can give via Venmo (@translategender). 

Open to families of trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive youth (caregivers, extended family, siblings, family friends, and youth)! Happening monthly on the 4th Sunday from 10:30am-12:30pm Location to alternate to make these gatherings accessible to families in North and South Counties, as well as in Central Berkshire County.

Location provided after RSVP. To RSVP for our Berkshire Families Gathering, please do so here.

**Please include names and pronouns of everyone attending AND ages of youth if they are attending in your RSVP**

Join the Translate Gender Youth Representatives for a monthly, all-ages movie night!

Every 4th Friday from 6:30 - 8:30* in the TG Studio we will watch a movie (rated PG), eat snacks, and enjoy each other’s company!

This event is organized by the Translate Gender Youth Representatives, a group of TG-connected youth who organize events and fundraisers, and represent TG at community events. Are you a TG-connected young person interested in organizing and executing events like this? Email eva@translategender.org

Suggested donation of $5 - 10 per person

Accessibility notes:

Cozy couches and beanbag chairs provided; there is a table in the back of the room with fun fidgets and drawing supplies; low lighting; noise-dampening headphones available

For location details, RSVP, or to request a movie email eva@translategender.org

*Movies may occasionally run later than 8:30

Each month on the 2nd and 4th Fridays from 4-6pm, youth can come hang out in our comfortable studio space in Northampton to watch movies, create zines and art, play video games, do homework, and make friends.  Youth MUST register to participate. 

This space is staffed by supportive, trans and gender expansive adults to ensure a safe, brave space for youth who are trans, nonbinary, gender expansive or youth allies. 

YOUTH REGISTER HERE!

Questions? Email eva@translategender.org

In-person support group for transfemmes/gender-expansive femmes (ages 30+), led and facilitated by transfemmes.

We meet bi-weekly on Wednesdays in downtown Northampton. Please email groups@translategender.org to RSVP and for the exact address. New members will need to be verified for safety reasons.

The group is offered at no cost. If you are able to donate, please do, so we can sustain and expand affirming support spaces for our community. We have a donation page (www.translategender.org), or folks can give via Venmo (@translategender). 

Join us for our one hour Caregiver Support Space. Centering the experiences of adult family members and caregivers who have trans and nonbinary youth (ages 3-18) in their lives. This group is facilitated by a member of our Translate Gender team.

This group meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7-8pm (EST).

To support this group, we rely on donations from our families and community support. If you’d like to help us sustain this work, we encourage you to make a donation.

To RSVP, please do so here if you plan to attend our upcoming group!

Affirmations: Trans Book Club is a book club like no other! Geared towards trans and nonbinary youth (ages 8-18), Affirmations invites readers to explore, question, and connect with one another and the centered experiences of trans, nonbinary, and gender-creative book characters.

Meeting Date & Time:
Ages 8-12 | 6-7pm (in person @ High Five Books, Florence)
This book club regularly meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month!

Please register below so our team can be in touch with what's going on each month AND so you can get information to join us.

To learn more about Translate Gender or High Five Books, visit www.translategender.org/affirmations or www.highfivebooks.org.

We are reading and discussing The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio this month. You do not need to have read or finished the book to attend our book club.

Designed to aid caregivers and youth in creating larger networks of support and sharing resources.

These open-ended family groups include all members of trans families [caregivers/parents, trans/nonbinary youth between 3-18, their siblings, grandparents, and extended community].

We provide 4 separate spaces for participants to connect:

* Adult Caregivers/Family Members

* Teens (13+) * Tweens (9-12) * Youth (3-9)

If you’d like to help us sustain this work, we encourage you to make a donation.

Location provided after RSVP (in Northampton).

To RSVP for our Youth & Family Gathering, please do so here.

Each month on the 2nd and 4th Fridays from 4-6pm, youth can come hang out in our comfortable studio space in Northampton to watch movies, create zines and art, play video games, do homework, and make friends.  Youth MUST register to participate. 

This space is staffed by supportive, trans and gender expansive adults to ensure a safe, brave space for youth who are trans, nonbinary, gender expansive or youth allies. 

YOUTH REGISTER HERE!

Questions? Email eva@translategender.org

GrandPride - Grandparents Support Space (In-Person)

Join in for this monthly support space for grandparents of trans, nonbinary, and/or gender expansive grandkids in partnership with the Northampton Senior Center. This group meets in-person at the Northampton Senior Center.

Group meets IN-PERSON on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 10-11:30am.

Grandparents can come together to share experiences, gain support, and foster understanding and community. 

To RSVP for the group or for more information, please email groups@translategender.org.

In-person support group for transfemmes/gender-expansive femmes (ages 30+), led and facilitated by transfemmes.

We meet bi-weekly on Wednesdays in downtown Northampton. Please email groups@translategender.org to RSVP and for the exact address. New members will need to be verified for safety reasons.

The group is offered at no cost. If you are able to donate, please do, so we can sustain and expand affirming support spaces for our community. We have a donation page (www.translategender.org), or folks can give via Venmo (@translategender). 

In-person support group for transfemmes/gender-expansive femmes (ages 30+), led and facilitated by transfemmes.

We meet bi-weekly on Wednesdays in downtown Northampton. Please email groups@translategender.org to RSVP and for the exact address. New members will need to be verified for safety reasons.

The group is offered at no cost. If you are able to donate, please do, so we can sustain and expand affirming support spaces for our community. We have a donation page (www.translategender.org), or folks can give via Venmo (@translategender). 

Open to families of trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive youth (caregivers, extended family, siblings, family friends, and youth)! Happening monthly on the 4th Sunday from 10:30am-12:30pm Location to alternate to make these gatherings accessible to families in North and South Counties, as well as in Central Berkshire County.

Location provided after RSVP. To RSVP for our Berkshire Families Gathering, please do so here.

**Please include names and pronouns of everyone attending AND ages of youth if they are attending in your RSVP**

Join the Translate Gender Youth Representatives for a monthly, all-ages movie night!

Every 4th Friday from 6:30 - 8:30* in the TG Studio we will watch a movie (rated PG), eat snacks, and enjoy each other’s company!

This event is organized by the Translate Gender Youth Representatives, a group of TG-connected youth who organize events and fundraisers, and represent TG at community events. Are you a TG-connected young person interested in organizing and executing events like this? Email eva@translategender.org

Suggested donation of $5 - 10 per person

Accessibility notes:

Cozy couches and beanbag chairs provided; there is a table in the back of the room with fun fidgets and drawing supplies; low lighting; noise-dampening headphones available

For location details, RSVP, or to request a movie email eva@translategender.org

*Movies may occasionally run later than 8:30

Each month on the 2nd and 4th Fridays from 4-6pm, youth can come hang out in our comfortable studio space in Northampton to watch movies, create zines and art, play video games, do homework, and make friends.  Youth MUST register to participate. 

This space is staffed by supportive, trans and gender expansive adults to ensure a safe, brave space for youth who are trans, nonbinary, gender expansive or youth allies. 

YOUTH REGISTER HERE!

Questions? Email eva@translategender.org

Join us for our one hour Caregiver Support Space. Centering the experiences of adult family members and caregivers who have trans and nonbinary youth (ages 3-18) in their lives. This group is facilitated by a member of our Translate Gender team.

This group meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7-8pm (EST).

To support this group, we rely on donations from our families and community support. If you’d like to help us sustain this work, we encourage you to make a donation.

To RSVP, please do so here if you plan to attend our upcoming group!

GrandPride - Grandparents Support Space (In-Person)

Join in for this monthly support space for grandparents of trans, nonbinary, and/or gender expansive grandkids in partnership with the Northampton Senior Center. This group meets in-person at the Northampton Senior Center.

Group meets IN-PERSON on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 10-11:30am.

Grandparents can come together to share experiences, gain support, and foster understanding and community. 

To RSVP for the group or for more information, please email groups@translategender.org.

In-person support group for transfemmes/gender-expansive femmes (ages 30+), led and facilitated by transfemmes.

We meet bi-weekly on Wednesdays in downtown Northampton. Please email groups@translategender.org to RSVP and for the exact address. New members will need to be verified for safety reasons.

The group is offered at no cost. If you are able to donate, please do, so we can sustain and expand affirming support spaces for our community. We have a donation page (www.translategender.org), or folks can give via Venmo (@translategender). 

Designed to aid caregivers and youth in creating larger networks of support and sharing resources.

These open-ended family groups include all members of trans families [caregivers/parents, trans/nonbinary youth between 3-18, their siblings, grandparents, and extended community].

We provide 4 separate spaces for participants to connect:

* Adult Caregivers/Family Members

* Teens (13+) * Tweens (9-12) * Youth (3-9)

If you’d like to help us sustain this work, we encourage you to make a donation.

Location provided after RSVP (in Northampton).

To RSVP for our Youth & Family Gathering, please do so here.