Larger companies have begun making small but measurable efforts to recognize gender non-binary workers or customers
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Kathleen Parker: Why young Americans may be conservatives at heart
They’d benefit from a government that removes economic and educational obstacles, promotes school choice and makes marriage more fiscally appealing, studies show.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Be a voice against anti-trans bigotry
Maine’s delegation should resist efforts to take away legal protections, and Mainers should speak up when we see workplace bias or hear hurtful jokes.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Politics of resentment hold us back
No one wins by blocking economic success or the expansion of human rights.
Posted inNew England, News
High school athletes file complaint over transgender policy
Connecticut girls who have run high school track have filed a federal discrimination complaint, saying a statewide policy that forced them to compete against transgender athletes cost them top finishes.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Rumford librarians protect free speech
You don’t have to burn books to intimidate and silence people who hold different values.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Gay-themed books fuel fight over free speech at small-town library in Maine
The displays elicit challenges from leaders in Rumford. Library officials say they welcome both the dialogue and the upshot: ‘We don’t tolerate discrimination.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Breaking news at the Macaroni Grill
A Father’s Day dinner turns out to be the occasion of a big revelation.
Posted inMaine, News
Thousands turn out for Pride Portland! parade
At least 10,000 people march through downtown to celebrate LGBTQ+ rights.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: LGBTQ people have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go
Pride is the time to celebrate the rights that have been won and gather the strength to fight efforts to take them away.