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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...
What to do when someone comes out to you
Have you ever had someone share with you that they are LGBTQ+? What did it feel like? Did you feel nervous, awkward, or confused? Did you feel honored, relieved, grateful? Did it seem like a big deal for the person sharing? What questions did you have? For LGBTQ+...
What’s a parent to do? Communication and support for your LGBTQ+ child.
“I was terrified. This was unchartered territory for me.” “I didn’t want this for my child.” “My head started swirling with the news stories of kids who get bullied for being gay, or even killed.” “It was completely shocking. I thought my daughter would always be my...
A Better Future for Maine’s LGBTQ+ Youth
Thanks to funding from The Clowes Fund, OUT Maine has been working hard to create a better future for LGBTQ+ youth through programming that focuses on post-secondary education and workforce engagement. LGBTQ+ youth are regularly bullied in schools, often skipping...
OUT Maine Helps Knox and Waldo LGBTQ+ Youth with help from United Midcoast Charities.
Thanks in part to grant funding from United Midcoast Charities, OUT Maine kept a busy schedule of in-person and online programs for LGBTQ+ and allied youth in Knox and Waldo counties this year. This included weekly online youth groups, the Haystack Mountain School of...
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