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If you're one of the many folks leaving Meta-owned social media apps like Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, we completely understand. Be sure to follow us elsewhere to stay up to date on new programs, events, and opportunities! OUT Maine has active social media...
T-Shirt Design Contest for Rainbow Ball Weekend 2025!
Calling all young artist friends! We need a new T-shirt design for Rainbow Ball Weekend 2025, our biggest youth event of the year! This is your chance to have your original artwork printed on 150+ shirts for queer and allied youth and adults across the state of Maine....
Welcoming Soren Erwich (School Engagement Coordinator) to the team!
OUT Maine has hired Soren Erwich (he/him) of Bethel, Maine as the organization’s new School Engagement Coordinator as of January 2025. Soren is a 2022 graduate of St. Lawrence University with a degree in Anthropology and Educational Studies, and he is currently...
GLAD Law Resources for Trans Folks and Students
GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders) Law has compiled a comprehensive list of commonly asked questions for transgender people in the wake of the 2024 election, as well as an overview of Maine's queer student rights. How can you prepare for potential healthcare...
Transgender Awareness Week & Day of Remembrance 2024
On November 28, 1998, a Black trans woman named Rita Hester was killed in Allston, Massachusetts. No arrests were made in her murder, and the case remains unsolved today. This is just one of the many stories of violence against transgender individuals over time. Trans...
An Overview of Maine’s Current Laws & Policies on LGBTQ+ Rights in Education
Here you can view, download, and print a comprehensive double-sided flyer with an overview of Maine's current laws and policies in regards to LGBTQIA2S+ students' rights. This is meant to be a quick reference guide on exact legal language for educators, as well as a...
Cassie Cooper Promoted to Associate Director at OUT Maine!
ROCKLAND—OUT Maine has promoted Cassie Cooper (they/them), formerly the organization’s School Engagement Coordinator, to the role of Associate Director as of October 2024. Cassie joined the OUT Maine staff in summer 2023, and was able to expand the nonprofit’s...
Haystack 2024 Studio Art Weekend Gallery
At the end of September 2024 we went to Haystack Mountain School of Crafts for our biannual weekend youth art retreat! It was such a blast learning new crafts, meeting new friends, and exploring new ways to express ourselves. We had five sessions this year: fiber,...
Take GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey!
🌈 LGBTQ+ youth: make your voice heard! Are you over 13 years old and attended a middle or high school during the 23-24 school year in Maine, or anywhere else in the U.S.? Join us in shaping safer, more affirming schools. Take GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey and...