LGBTQ
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2021
Maine Voices: National shortage of blood donations? As one upstanding citizen, it’s not my problem.
The FDA bans gay male blood donors as a class, while others who engage in significantly higher-risk activity are still permitted to donate blood.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2021
House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people
'I’ve proudly advocated for this bill for years, and I’m thrilled to see it pass the House today,' said Rep. Chellie Pingree, 1st District, who is vice chair of the House LGBTQ Caucus.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted for attacking colleague’s transgender child
The exchange went viral after a contentious debate on the Equality Act, which would extend civil rights protections to the LGBTQ community.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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