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Welcome to Q Plus!

A safe and supportive home for the local LGBTQ+ community to feel empowered and uplifted!

Our Story

Q Plus started as a grassroots, community based, youth led, volunteer run organization with the goal of filling gaps we saw in queer youth programming across Connecticut. We started running events with a queer youth open mic in May 2019. In March of 2022, we officially received our 501(c)3 status from the IRS. We've continued to expand our programming to include weekly youth groups in towns across the state, along with hosting Open Mics, Summer Camps, and providing school support and GSA services.

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Events

  • Sat 10 Jun
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    Jun 10, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Dixwell Community Q House, 197 Dixwell Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
    New Haven Black Pride is on June 10th from 1–5 PM at the Q House! Enjoy free food, ice cream, vendors & entertainment. The open mic will start at 3 PM! You can sign up now by emailing us, or at the event!
  • Tue 20 Jun
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    Jun 20, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Square Foot Theatre, 950 Yale Ave, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA
    ***We are planning on holding this type of event next year with the possibility of having scholarships available***
  • Fri 30 Jun
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    Jun 30, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Universalist Church of West Hartford, Fern St, West Hartford, CT, USA
    Join us for a Pride Party at the end of June! We will have Pride-themed desserts, food, tie-dye, painting, games, crafts, and more! This is an extended activity night from 4 pm to 8 pm. Ages 13-19.
  • Mon 10 Jul
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    Jul 10, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Hartford Free Center, 460 New Britain Ave, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
    Q Plus Summer Camp is a two-week social justice, leadership, and advocacy program. There are two separate sessions: Hartford (July) and Middletown (August). Please fill out an application by clicking 'RSVP.' This camp is for ages 13-19.
  • Mon 07 Aug
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    Aug 07, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Middletown Free Center, 52 N Main St, Middletown, CT 06457, USA
    Q Plus Summer Camp is a two-week social justice, leadership, and advocacy program. There are two separate sessions: Hartford (July) and Middletown (August). Please fill out an application by clicking 'RSVP.' This camp is for ages 13-19.
  • Sat 03 Jun
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    Jun 03, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Middletown, Main St, Middletown, CT, USA
    Make signs with us starting at 12 pm and then march in the parade at 1 pm! All ages are welcome to walk with us, though we encourage youth 19 and under to walk in the front while adults walk behind in a show of support.

Our Mission

We work to create more youth accessible spaces, uplift youth voices, and empower queer youth. Our overall goal is to create space for queer youth to be authentically and entirely themselves. Every event and program we support is born of a need identified by queer young people, rather than suggested by adults. Our plan is to continue changing and evolving as the needs of queer youth continue to change and evolve.

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