LGBTQ+ Youth Programs in Maine
Creating Welcoming Communities for Queer and Trans Youth, Kids, and Teens With All Intersectional Identities
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At OUT Maine, we have an ambitious goal:
to create more welcoming and affirming communities for Maine’s diverse queer kids and teens in all their intersectional identities. We do this by changing the very systems that serve them.
One in four
teenagers in Maine identify as as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning.
That's roughly 13,860
high school students across Maine who identify as LGBTQ+ (Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey, 2023).
Many of our LGBTQ+ youth face serious challenges. The prevention-focused resources OUT Maine provides to these kids, and for the adults and professionals who serve as their safety net, can help save lives.
By supporting LGBTQ+ youth and their families, empowering queer youth in our communities, and educating providers, OUT Maine works to lift up genderqueer, nonbinary, gay, bisexual and other kids in Maine’s isolated and under-resourced regions.
Reach out to find out more about Youth Programs, Training, and Consultations, or be part of our support network by Donating to OUT Maine.
LATEST NEWS
Embodied Healing: The Power of Dance/Movement Therapy for Queer & Trans Individuals
By Elio Shackelford, intern at OUT Maine Growing up, I often felt like my body wasn’t truly mine. I always felt a quiet discomfort in my own skin, and moving through the world felt like performing a role rather than existing authentically. This experience is all too...
New Form for Reporting School Bullying Incidents to GLAD Law
Share Your Story: Harassment and Bullying in Educational Spaces Our colleagues at GLAD Law (GLBTQ+ Legal Advocates & Defenders) have created a new online form for reporting incidents of school bullying or harrassment against queer students here in Maine. They are...
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