by OUT Maine | Apr 30, 2024 | GSTA/GSDA/CRT
Is your GSTA looking for an engaging activity? Consider using this Superheros activity. Could a student-created superhero become the mascot for your GSTA? As an extension or activation to this activity, discuss queer representation in superhero characters like the...
by OUT Maine | Sep 5, 2023 | General, GSTA/GSDA/CRT, Parents
CLICK FOR PRINTABLE VERSION (2 PAGES) The following are highlights of the rights and protections for LGBTQ+ students in Maine’s public schools, as of Summer, 2022. GLAD – GLBT Legal rights and Defenders – is the national organization that compiles current...
by OUT Maine | Jun 23, 2023 | General, GSTA/GSDA/CRT
Here is an excerpt of a piece written by an OUT Maine Intern, Lexi about Stonewall & The Origin of Pride… Pride Month, which today often brings to mind large celebratory parades and festivals, was actually born out of a nearly week-long public uprising in New York...
by OUT Maine | May 3, 2023 | General, GSTA/GSDA/CRT
Have you noticed that most of our trainings have the word “affirming” in their title? Or that our mission includes the word “affirming”? (At OUT Maine, we have an ambitious goal: to help Maine’s diverse queer youth thrive by demonstrating how much they matter. We do...
by Maura Oakes | Nov 8, 2022 | General, GSTA/GSDA/CRT
Transgender Day of Remembrance is November 20th November is Trans Awareness Month, and November 20th is the 23rd annual Trans Day of Remembrance. Starting in 1999, and globally recognized starting in 2010, Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) names and honors the...
by OUT Maine | Jul 29, 2022 | General, GSTA/GSDA/CRT, Queer Futures
For many LGBTQ+ youth, going back to school means wondering if they will be safe and able to learn without being bullied, harassed, or assaulted. Maine State Law (Title 20-A if you are interested) states that “All students have the right to attend public schools that...
