LGBTQ+ Youth Programs in Maine
Creating Welcoming Communities for Queer and Trans Youth, Kids, and Teens With All Intersectional Identities
At OUT Maine, we have an ambitious goal: to create more welcoming and affirming communities for Maine’s diverse queer youth in all their intersectional identities by changing the very systems that serve them. LGBTQ+ youth face serious challenges, including sadness, depression, and risk of suicide. Providing support for genderqueer and nonbinary kids in Maine as well as for adults and professionals who serve as their social support, can help save lives. By supporting LGBTQ+ youth and their families, empowering queer youth in our Maine communities, and educating providers, we help create welcoming and affirming spaces needed by our LGBTQ+ population.
Teen LGBTQ+ Programs Support Mental Health & Build Welcoming Communities
Approximately 30% of Maine teens identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning. That percentage is even higher — 40% — among teens in foster care. At OUT Maine, our rural, community-based, prevention-focused programming and training lifts up queer youth in Maine’s isolated and under-resourced regions and strives to create a strong safety net of supportive adults that can help make a difference in the lives of queer young people. With youth programs, LGBTQ+ programs for schools, and inclusivity training and support, OUT Maine helps build the confidence and life skills that help Maine’s queer youth thrive.
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In-Person Events
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Tickets are on sale now for our first annual Rainbow Gala and Dance Party 21+ fundraiser!
October 2023
February 2024
Rainbow Gala and Dance Party (21+)
Rainbow Gala and Dance Party (21+)
Latest Blog Posts
OUT Maine welcomes two new board members
The statewide LGBTQ+ youth organization OUT Maine recently announced the addition of two members to its Board of Directors: Rev. Patty Fox of Camden and Christina Theriault of Fort Kent.Rev. Patty Fox, M.Div, MSW is the Associate Minister at the First Congregational...
LGBTQ+ Summer Safety Tips
Besides sunscreen, large water bottles, and sunhats, what are some LGBTQ+ specific safety tips you might be thinking about?
OUT Maine hires Cassie Cooper as School Engagement Coordinator, promotes Katie Lutts to Associate Director
Cassie Cooper (she/her) School Engagement Coordinator. OUT Maine, a statewide LGBTQ+* youth organization, is pleased to announce Cassie Cooper has joined its growing team as the School Engagement Coordinator, and Program Director Katie Lutts has been promoted to...