LGBTQ+ Youth Programs in Maine
Creating Welcoming Communities for Queer and Trans Youth, Kids, and Teens With All Intersectional Identities
For Youth
For Parents
For Educators & Other Allies
Trainings for Professionals
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.
21.2%, or one in five
teenagers in Maine identify as as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning.
That's roughly 11,240
high school students across Maine who identify as LGBTQ+ (Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey, 2025).
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
How can I support my adult child who just came out as trans?
Q: My son is 23. He graduated boot camp in the CAF three years ago. He has made life in the military all about being trans. He was supposed to be a soldier. He started taking hormones two years before he told me that he wanted to transition into a girl. Dropped the...
Gender Identity vs. Biological Sex?
Learning about the difference between gender identity and biological sex can be confusing at first, but it is one of the first steps to understanding a large portion of the LGBTQIA2S+ community! To make it easier, think of sex as the physical features someone is born...
OMGLOL 2025 Recap!
OMGLOL (OUT Maine Goes Live on the Lake) is our annual fall youth leadership retreat, where teens ages 14-18 embark on a three-day exploration of advocacy skills and community building. In 2025, program staff developed a whole new series of interwoven workshops to...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Family Wellness Series: Belfast
Youth Advisory Board
Youth Mental Health Support Group
THANK YOU
Ron Stern and Elisse Walter
