by OUT Maine | Dec 7, 2022 | General, Org News, Youth Programming
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...
by OUT Maine | Feb 25, 2022 | GSTA/GSDA/CRT, Org News, Youth Programming
It’s happening! Rainbow Ball Weekend will be April 29th – May 1st at Camp Wavus. At Rainbow Ball Weekend we set up a free boutique of clothes, accessories and makeup for the youth to wear at the ball and take home. We are no longer actively seeking clothing...
by OUT Maine | Feb 25, 2022 | GSTA/GSDA/CRT, Org News, Youth Programming
OUT Maine, Downeast Rainbow Alliance, Healthy Acadia, and Tides Institute came together recently to host an overnight youth event in Downeast Maine. Annie Hopkins from Downeast Rainbow Alliance wrote OUT Maine after the event: “We send a huge bundle of gratitude for...
by OUT Maine | Nov 4, 2021 | Youth Programming
LGBTQ+ teens and young adults have an original podcast series about their experiences called LGBTea Time — you can listen anytime! The OUT Maine group Queer Futures produces the original podcast program, which airs monthly on the first Thursday at 5 PM EST on...
by OUT Maine | Nov 3, 2021 | Youth Programming
We’d like to send heartfelt thanks to Wendilee Heath O’Brien, who has brought color and creativity to OUT Maine’s virtual youth programs with her art workshops. Wendilee says, “Since I have spent much of my adult life with young people and since my sons have committed...
by OUT Maine | Oct 13, 2021 | Youth Programming
Rodney Wilson, one of the founders of LGBTQ+ History Month, will conduct an encore presentation for our youth about his experiences as an openly gay teacher in the 1990s and his journey to launch LGBTQ+ History Month. His story is outlined in The Advocate: The Story...
