by Ellie Roy | Nov 26, 2025 | Dear Chuck, Education
Dear Chuck, what is the difference between gender identity and 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+...
by Ellie Roy | Nov 6, 2025 | General, Org News, Youth Programming
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...
by Ellie Roy | Oct 2, 2025 | General, Org News
Changing the Fabric of Maine One Heart at a Time The staff OUT Maine knows first hand that LGBTQ+ youth in Maine thrive when they have access to affirming people, programs, and policies. The past year has seen many challenges socially and politically. These issues...
by Ellie Roy | Sep 18, 2025 | General, Org News
ROCKLAND—The week of September 16th, 2025, OUT Maine received a $20,000 grant from United Midcoast Charities to support the organization’s work towards expanding support, advocacy, and affirming programs for LGBTQ+ youth in Knox and Waldo counties. “We want to extend...
by Ellie Roy | Sep 16, 2025 | General, Org News
ROCKLAND—Twelve years after making its first donation of $500 to OUT Maine, a donor advised fund at the Maine Community Foundation has decided to pay out its entire value to OUT Maine through a $139,000 disbursement meant to benefit programs serving LGBTQ+ youth in...
