Youth
Families
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Help us send
a set of LGBTQ+ inclusive books
to interested Maine school libraries.
Increase visibility, celebrate diversity and foster supportive communities with these thoughtfully curated book sets.
For every $400 donated to the Read the Rainbow Program, we will send a set of 20+ LGBTQ+ inclusive books to a Maine school library!
Free Guides!
Best practices for LGBTQ+ inclusive youth programming
Developed for youth organizations, outlines best practices that can be applied to any organization. REQUEST FREE GUIDE.
Making your workplace more LGBTQ+ friendly
Helps you create a more LGBTQ+ friendly workplace and outlines general best practices for policies and procedures. REQUEST FREE GUIDE.
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Activity Guides
Activities for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Developed by OUT Maine. REQUEST FREE ACTIVITY GUIDES.
GSTA Guidebook
Start a GSTA (Gay Straight Trans Alliance) in your school! REQUEST FREE GUIDE.
Are you looking to hear from youth voices? Dear Chuck is a column that will allow parents, GSTA advisors, community members, and more to submit questions that will be reviewed and answered by youth age 16-22 who are a part of the queer futures group with OUT Maine staff support. If you have a question please submit it to dearchuck@outmaine.org or use the form below!
OUR WORK
At OUT Maine, we have an ambitious goal: to create more welcoming and affirming communities for Maine’s diverse queer youth in all of their intersectional identities by changing the very systems that serve them.
1 in 5 Maine Teens Identify as LGBTQ+
LGBTQ+ Youth Face Serious Challenges
Feeling sad or hopeless
LGBT students are more than twice as likely to feel sad or hopeless for two or more weeks in the past year.
Risk of suicide
In Maine, 41% of LBGT teens seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months. That is 2,800 LGBT students! That’s enough to fill 58 school buses.
Mental health issues
Nearly half of LGBT students have long-term emotional or behavioral problems expected to last 6 months or more.
Providing Support Can Change Lives
Safe Schools Through GSTAs
Youth Connection
Welcoming Environments
