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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...
Tara Barker Joins OUT Maine
OUT Maine is excited to welcome Tara Barker (she/her) to the team! Tara is OUT Maine’s Program Operations Coordinator and works closely with the programming team organizing details of all of OUT Maine’s programming including professional development for adults who...
Sharing actually is caring — why sharing OUT’s posts makes a difference (and how to do it).
Misinformation campaigns and fake news. Ugly personal attacks and awful comments. Social media can be a cruel place. Social media can also be a tool for positive change and a platform for creating communities of support. That’s why OUT Maine is “upping” our social...
What’s a nibling? A word you may need this holiday season.
The holidays are just around the corner and that means food, friends, and family fun. But things are a little complicated this year. Your young child is gender non-conforming and you’re wondering how to inform all the aunts, uncles, and grandmas and grandpas. They...
We help queer youth transform their anger into action.
OUT Maine’s working to create a world where LGBTQ+ youth can thrive. But the world’s a scary place right now, especially for Maine’s queer kids. For many young people we work with, survival is a daily struggle and an achievement. The mental health crisis, exacerbated...
What is a Q Card?
What is the feedback from youth on the Q card? How best to present its use/purpose to youth? Here is our response: It would be better if it was talked about with more people. If providers were able to have more people use it. Some feel it is no difference than writing...
Polysexual vs. Polyamory?
Dear Chuck, what is the difference between Polysexual and Polyamorous Here are some “official” definitions to help us get started. A polysexual person is someone who is sexually and/or romantically attracted to multiple genders. It is not the same as being bisexual or...
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