Q Plus started as grassroots, community based, youth led, volunteer run organization with the goal of filling gaps that were seen in queer youth programming across Connecticut. They started running events with a queer youth open mic in May 2019, and in March of 2022 they officially received their 501(c)3 status from the IRS. They’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.
Their Mission is 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 they support is born of a need identified by queer young people, rather than suggested by adults. The plan is to continue changing and evolving as the needs of queer youth continue to change and evolve. Every year they hold their annual Fundrasing Gala, Call Sweet Treats! Check out the pictures from those events!
Sweet Treats 2026