Southern Baptists oust 2 churches over LGBTQ inclusion

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Published
February 23, 2021

Southern Baptists oust 2 churches over LGBTQ inclusion

The organization also kicks out two other churches for employing pastors convicted of sex offenses.
Published
January 26, 2021

Portland school board wants teachers to address LGBTQ injustices

Board members, spurred by a string of hate mail in the area, are working on a resolution to encourage age-appropriate conversations about the incidents and the display of pride images in schools.
Published
January 25, 2021

Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military

President Joe Biden is signing an executive order revoking a Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from joining the military.
Published
January 16, 2021

Maine Voices: Feeling the wounds of Jan. 6 – embodiment as an anti-racist practice

Paying attention to physical responses to the Capitol attack can help white people see how Black, brown and queer bodies have been barred and assaulted.
Published
January 10, 2021

Maine Voices: Wounds of Trump years run deeper than politics. Are we ready to heal?

The United States of America still has to reckon with the darkest eras of its past and to inclusively and equitably reconstruct what America can and ought to be.
Published
December 16, 2020

The Wrap: Openings, closings, and a plea for help

More & Co. and Ernie's Pool & Darts close for good. Blackstones bar launches GoFundMe campaign.
Published
December 12, 2020

Another View: Goodbye to Betsy DeVos, who survived by accomplishing almost nothing

Her agenda as education secretary was mostly to push private schools and create fertile ground for sketchy for-profit colleges.
Published
December 8, 2020

Greely High School Drama Program shines a virtual light on LGBTQ issues

Proceeds from 'The Laramie Project,' a documentary-style play, will benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
Published
December 7, 2020

Supreme Court rejects appeal to keep transgender students from bathrooms

The appeal was filed by parents in Oregon who want to prevent transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms of the gender with which they identify.
Published
November 30, 2020

Actress Laverne Cox recounts transphobic attack in LA

Cox, who made history in 2014 as the first out transgender actress to be nominated for an Emmy Award, has often used her platform to raise awareness about violence and discrimination against trans women.