Welcome to the Bloom Dispatch: a hub for LGBTQIA+ news, arts, & culture in western Massachusetts.
Since 2021, Bloom Local has been queering professional spaces to foster collective growth for the LGBTQIA+ community in western Massachusetts.
From our Partner Network, Community Guide, and Event Calendar, to intentional partnerships and projects like Rooted Resilience—we invite our communities to get curious about the ways we hold collective challenges, successes, joys, and everything in between from a hyper-local perspective.
Our newsletters report from the intersections of creativity, entrepreneurship, and community care, highlighting local LGBTQIA+ community-focused projects, happenings, issues, and resources.
Check out the different sections of our Substack to find Events, News, and more, and to get acquainted with our incredible community of Partners.
In community,
Lucas Abbott (he/they)
Founder, Bloom Local
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