Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Sometimes life gets busy and we forget to take the time to appreciate ourselves and others. Over the last two years there has been a lot of unpredictability and change, which can feel scary. Take some time to support your own...
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Haystack/OUT Maine Immersive Studio-based Arts Weekend We are excited to announce that through our partnership with Haystack Mountain School of Crafts the Haystack/OUT Maine Immersive Studio-based Arts Weekend is returning this September! Celebrated LGBTQ+ artists...
The Cigna Foundation Grants $50,000 to OUT Maine to Support LGBTQ+ Youth in Maine Schools
The Cigna Foundation has prioritized support for Maine’s LGBTQ+ youth through its recent grant to OUT Maine. With this grant, OUT Maine will provide much needed support and resources to Gay/Straight/Trans Alliances (GSTAs) in schools throughout the state. GSTAs are...
April Showers Bring Gay Flowers
Materials: tissue paper or real flowers (wild or store bought), pipe cleaners/strips of paper or anything creative to make the base of a crown. See the video below for help! The goal of this activity is to have fun creating and designing. Put together colors, flowers...
Katie Lutts Joins OUT Maine!
OUT Maine is excited to announce Katie Lutts (she/her) has joined the OUT Maine team as its new School Engagement Coordinator! Katie is a 2007 graduate of the University of Maine with a Kinesiology and Physical Education degree. She has been teaching health and...
Trans Day of Visibility
Since 1998, people around the world have honored Transgender Day of Remembrance - a day of mourning in November for the hundreds of transgender individuals who have died in the past year. In 2009, Rachel Crandall-Crocker of Michigan founded the International Trans Day...
Formal Wear Donations for Rainbow Ball
It’s happening! Rainbow Ball Weekend will be April 29th - May 1st at Camp Wavus. At Rainbow Ball Weekend we set up a free boutique of clothes, accessories and makeup for the youth to wear at the ball and take home. We are no longer actively seeking clothing...
Scholarships for LGBTQ+ and Allied Students
New: Parsons Scholarship Fund for LGBTQ+ Youth and AlliesThanks to the family of Betsy Parsons and the Maine Community Foundation, there is now a scholarship fund for LGBTQ+ youth and allies in Betsy's memory. Students can apply for the scholarship on Maine Community...
Downeast Overnight
OUT Maine, Downeast Rainbow Alliance, Healthy Acadia, and Tides Institute came together recently to host an overnight youth event in Downeast Maine. Annie Hopkins from Downeast Rainbow Alliance wrote OUT Maine after the event: “We send a huge bundle of gratitude for...
OUT Maine’s New Project Will Improve Maine’s Health and Behavioral Health Care for Transgender Youth
The Maine Health Access Foundation has funded a two-year project to improve the health and behavioral care provided to Maine’s transgender youth. In partnership with the Maine chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), OUT Maine will build resources designed...