by Maura Oakes | Feb 28, 2024 | General, Parents, Queer Futures
Here are some tips we found that may be helpful for how you can take care of yourselves: Talk it out. Remember that it’s OK not to be OK with the news you are hearing around you. Do not feel ashamed to talk about it with your community and how it is making you feel....
by OUT Maine | Feb 28, 2024 | General
Have you heard of GLAAD’s Visibility Project? Check out the website here for more information! “Across the media landscape, LGBTQ inclusion is expanding every day, but not in advertising. A recent study found that only 1.8% of characters in ads at the Cannes Lions...
by OUT Maine | Feb 8, 2024 | General
Love is Love! Say it loud! Say it proud! Say it even louder for the folks in the back! The Valentine’s candy has arrived at Hannafords and bright red hearts are popping up all over. Here are some tips for making sure everyone gets to share in the love this...
by Maura Oakes | Dec 28, 2023 | General, Parents
Let’s start the new year off with some radical self-love and not have resolutions based off of all the ways you need to change. Let’s try something different this year and focus on how you can be an even better YOU and make it the gayest year ever! Below are some ways...
by Maura Oakes | Nov 17, 2023 | General, Parents
As families gather for the holiday season, LGBTQ+ individuals and allies may be preparing to interact with relatives who have different opinions or questions about LGBTQ+ issues. This can lead to some challenging and potentially tense conversations, and we hope the...
by OUT Maine | Oct 26, 2023 | General
On November 28, 1998 an African American trans woman named Rita Hester was killed in Allston, Massachusetts. No arrests were made in her murder. Trans activists and community members in Boston had enough of these stories, and started the annual Transgender Day of...