BAGLY: The Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth, was founded in 1980 by LGBTQ youth who believed that an organization led by and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth would be central to meeting the core physical, social, and developmental needs of Greater Boston’s LGBTQ youth community.  Three generations of queer youth movement leaders later, BAGLY is recognized nationally for its pioneering role in creating, sustaining, and advocating for social support, leadership development, and health promotion programs for LGBTQ youth.  BAGLY’s approach and historic practice, which has served over 30,000 youth, is replicated by programs and organizations across the country and our earliest programs (including our Youth Speakers Bureau, youth-led HIV/AIDS education, and the nation’s first prom for LGBTQ youth) have provided a foundation upon which many youth-led programs and organizations are built: a youth-led, adult-supported social support organization, committed to social justice and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for the LGBTQ youth community.