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OUT Maine Receives Grant from Jane’s Trust Foundation
We recently received a grant to support our multi-year approach to develop and implement training programs for mental health professionals to support LGBTQIA2S+ youth. Learn more about the grant, what it'll be used for, and what our leadership team has to say about it...
A Board Member’s Article in Teen Vogue
Ben Perry, a board member here at OUT Maine and an accomplished writer, was recently published in Teen Vogue with an insightful and powerful op-ed: "Trans Teens in Maine Fought Back Against Their School Board and Won." The article tells the story of Maine school...
Thank you to the Camden community for supporting LGBTQIA2S+ youth during Pride Month!
The staff, board, and volunteers of OUT Maine would like to thank Allison Brzezinski, the community of Camden, and many Maine businesses and organizations for showing their love and support for LGBTQIA2S+ this past Pride Month! Allison, owner of Birch Bark Events,...
Maggie Hirshland Earns MWL’s 2024 Volunteer Champion Award!
Maggie Hirshland, the Youth Engagement Coordinator at the LGBTQIA2S+ youth organization OUT Maine, is the recipient of the Maine Women’s Lobby (MWL) 2024 Volunteer Champion Award. According to MWL, this award is given to an individual volunteer who helps MWL meet its...
Meet our New Hire & Board Members
OUT Maine is pleased to announce that our team is continuing to grow! Join us in welcoming Ellie Roy to our staff, as our new Communications Coordinator. Ellie earned her bachelor of arts degree in English from Boston University in three years, graduating directly...
8 Ways to Support LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health
1. Learn about early signs of mental illnessWhile all diagnoses have different symptoms it would be helpful for you to be aware of these common adolescent/adult warning signs: Excessive worrying or fear, Feeling excessively sad or low Confused thinking or problems...
GSTA Activity: Superheros!
Is your GSTA looking for an engaging activity? Consider using this Superheros activity. Could a student-created superhero become the mascot for your GSTA? As an extension or activation to this activity, discuss queer representation in superhero characters like the...
Queer and Neurodiverse Youth
A 2018 study of 310 adults diagnosed with Autism showed that 70% of them were not heterosexual. Another study reviews data from multiple countries and shows a pattern of increased Gender Dysphoria in patients at autism-focused health clinics. The overlap between...
Trans Day of Visibility
Transgender Day of Visibility is on March 31st. “I wanted a day that we can celebrate the living, and I wanted a day that all over the world we could all be together.” Rachel Crandall-Crocker, TDOV founderThere is so much to mourn. Every year, we lose more transgender...