Bills passed this year have addressed issues such as equal pay, automatic voter registration, state-tribal ties, food insecurity and ending conversion therapy.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Mentally remapping a city as landmarks of childhood vanish
That said, changes in Portland institutions aren’t always for the worse.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Federal judge voids Trump’s ‘conscience rule’ for health providers
The rule would have reinforced at least 2 dozen laws that allow providers to opt out of procedures such as abortions or gender-change procedures they object to on personal or religious grounds.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
‘Precious and Adored’ offers century-old love letters with a difference
The book gathers 30 years of intimate letters that chronicle a passionate love affair between two women at a time such relationships were kept mum.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Auburn students feel targeted by high school’s attempt to address bias
School officials used the intercom to summon some students to a meeting about anti-bias focus groups, which, they say, violated their privacy and made them targets in a school struggling with discrimination.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s time to out Big Tobacco’s targeting of the LGBTQ community
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the nation, and LGBT Mainers are among the hardest hit.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
HBO’s new streaming service orders docuseries about forgotten LGBTQ heroes
The streaming service has picked up a four-part docuseries that will chronicle “landmark events and forgotten heroes of LGBTQ+ movement.”
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Supreme Court should protect trans people from discrimination
We are not asking for much: a fair chance at a job, and a safe place to live.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Educator’s life well lived holds lessons for all of Maine
Longtime educator Betsy Parsons, whose memorial service will be held Saturday, left a legacy of compassion, courage and equality for all.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: Will Gorsuch abandon his judicial philosophy to get what he wants?
The Trump-appointed justice could be a problem for those seeking to preserve discrimination against the LGBTQ community.