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Meet our New Hire & Board Members
OUT Maine is pleased to announce that our team is continuing to grow! Join us in welcoming Ellie Roy to our staff, as our new Communications Coordinator. Ellie earned her bachelor of arts degree in English from Boston University in three years, graduating directly...
8 Ways to Support LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health
1. Learn about early signs of mental illnessWhile all diagnoses have different symptoms it would be helpful for you to be aware of these common adolescent/adult warning signs: Excessive worrying or fear, Feeling excessively sad or low Confused thinking or problems...
GSTA Activity: Superheros!
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...
Queer and Neurodiverse Youth
A 2018 study of 310 adults diagnosed with Autism showed that 70% of them were not heterosexual. Another study reviews data from multiple countries and shows a pattern of increased Gender Dysphoria in patients at autism-focused health clinics. The overlap between...
Trans Day of Visibility
Transgender Day of Visibility is on March 31st. “I wanted a day that we can celebrate the living, and I wanted a day that all over the world we could all be together.” Rachel Crandall-Crocker, TDOV founderThere is so much to mourn. Every year, we lose more transgender...
Improving Health Care for LGBTQ+ youth
Thanks to generous funding from the Maine Cancer Foundation and Maine Health Access Foundation, OUT Maine is developing online training modules to make Maine health care services accessible, equitable, and inclusive for LGBTQ+* youth. “We are developing accessible...
What do we do in times of tragedy? Crisis? Or any situation that causes stress and big emotions!
Here are some tips we found that may be helpful for how you can take care of yourselves: Talk it out. Remember that it’s OK not to be OK with the news you are hearing around you. Do not feel ashamed to talk about it with your community and how it is making you feel....
GLAAD Visibility Project
Have you heard of GLAAD’s Visibility Project? Check out the website here for more information! “Across the media landscape, LGBTQ inclusion is expanding every day, but not in advertising. A recent study found that only 1.8% of characters in ads at the Cannes Lions...
Love is Love! Say it loud! Say it proud! Say it even louder for the folks in the back!
Love is Love! Say it loud! Say it proud! Say it even louder for the folks in the back! The Valentine's candy has arrived at Hannafords and bright red hearts are popping up all over. Here are some tips for making sure everyone gets to share in the love this season. ...