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OUT Maine Builds LGBTQ+ Youth Advisory Board with help from Rocking Moon Foundation
Thanks to generous support from Rocking Moon Foundation, OUT Maine has formed a Youth Advisory Board to guide the organization’s future programming for LGBTQ+* and allied youth. OUT Maine provides programming for LGBTQ+ youth, their families, and adults who work with...
Affirmation vs. Tolerance
Have you noticed that most of our trainings have the word “affirming” in their title? Or that our mission includes the word “affirming”? (At OUT Maine, we have an ambitious goal: to help Maine’s diverse queer youth thrive by demonstrating how much they matter. We do...
OUT Maine Receives Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference Community Pillar Award
The Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference Awards Committee recently awarded OUT Maine its Community Pillar Award. The Community Pillar Award recognizes a community organization that has shown outstanding support for comprehensive, inclusive sexual health...
OUT Maine seeks Art, Photography, and Writing by LGBTQ+ and Allied Youth of All Ages for Pride Month Art Shows and Anthology.
OUT Maine is proud to partner with Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Erickson Fields Preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, and Rock City Cafe for the third annual Visions of Inclusion: Youth Pride Art Shows, Pride Walk, and Anthology. The theme for the art and...
Summer Fun for LGBTQ+ and Allied Youth and their Families!
OUT Maine is proud to continue to offer ongoing youth and family programs this year, expand summer programming, and host the Rainbow Ball weekend for LBGTQ+ and allied youth. OUT in the Park returns for a second season and will be held throughout the state. This year,...
Trans Broken Arm Syndrome — an epidemic in medical offices!
Have you heard? Trans Broken Arm Syndrome (TBAS) is rampant throughout the country! It’s serious and impacting many people who are transgender and gender diverse. Is there a cure or treatment? What research is being done? OK, OK, TBAS is not a real medical condition....
Your child just came out. Now what?
So you’ve had “the big conversation” — your child or family member’s come out to you — and now what? (Oh, and in case you missed it, take a moment to check out these recent blog posts, What’s a parent to do? Communication and support for your LGBTQ+ child and What to...
Improving School Capacity to Celebrate Diversity and Support All Marginalized Youth
OUT Maine’s Program Director Katie Lutts (2nd from left) with students and their GSTA advisor at an OUT Maine weekend retreat. Photo courtesy of Steven Scoville.Thanks to generous support from the Pull Up Fund, OUT Maine is expanding its school climate initiative,...
What to do if someone is refusing to use the right name and pronouns for a young person.
Using preferred names and pronouns literally saves lives!According to The Trevor Project - the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth - young people whose pronouns are respected by all or most of the people in their...