When LGBTQ youth live in communities that do not stigmatize their sexual orientation or gender identity, these young people not only survive but also thrive.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: There’s no place for hate in Maine
Our fear is that homophobic, transphobic and xenophobic rhetoric is slowly becoming routine, even expected. Let’s work together to ensure that’s not the case.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Dear CEOs, Please focus on profits, not politics
Target is the latest business to learn that companies are better off avoiding the minefield of social activism and just concentrating on making money for shareholders.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden condemns wave of state laws restricting LGBTQ+ rights, says ‘these are our kids’
The Human Rights Campaign marked June’s Pride Month by declaring a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ individuals in the United States.
Posted inNation & World, News
As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe
For the children who are targeted, it can feel like their very existence is being rejected.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Cony High School faces anti-LGBTQ backlash following presentation on pronouns
Photographs of the recent presentation at the Augusta school have garnered the attention of anti-LGBTQ individuals and groups as far away as Texas.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Result of argument over Pride, Trump flags? Gardiner school allows only American flag
Administrators of Gardiner Area High School adopted the temporary policy after a student put a Trump flag over a Pride flag Friday.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Human Rights Campaign warns of state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans
The civil rights group warns of what it calls an ‘unprecedented and dangerous’ spike in discriminatory legislation sweeping state houses.
Posted inMaine
As Pride month grows, so does hostility in some Maine towns
A large number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced around the country this year, including in Maine, and organizers of Pride events like those in Unity say the level of ‘venom’ has been sharp.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Pride Month demands response to attacks on LGBTQ Americans
As the Republican Party tries to roll back civil rights and freedoms, it is laser-focused on smearing the LGBTQ community.