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To kick off pride week celebrations, the rainbow flag was raised on the university mall on Monday, April 12 at noon.

HopeGateWay, a community of faith in Portland, voted recently in favor of disaffiliation, joining congregations on Peaks Island, Chebeague Island and in Cumberland that have taken the same step.

Geo Neptune became the first openly transgender person elected to public office in Maine when they were voted onto the school board in Indian Township last week, according to a Maine-based transgender advocacy group

Sanders, 18, is finishing up his senior year at Belfast Area High School in midcoast Maine and preparing for his next chapter at Harvard University.

Adam Barr grew up in Lewiston, Maine where his parents were deeply involved in the community. Through their work, they got to meet with people from different races, religions and socioeconomic backgrounds. His mother worked for a non-profit organization that provided education and job training to developmentally disabled adults and his father was a salesman that drove all over the state to meet clients. Barr often accompanied his father on these visits which took them all over the state to visit clients’ farms, businesses and homes.

Wilde Stein, the University of Maine’s Queer-Straight Alliance, is celebrating its 45th year on campus. Every year, the group contributes time and hard work to provide a Thanksgiving meal for the LGBTQ community to share together. Wilde Stein started as a small student group and is one of the oldest queer-straight alliances in the country.

The event, intended to be the first of many, will do without a parade this year because of road construction on Water Street.

The comprehensive guidelines – with input from students – will require staff training. A vote takes place Tuesday.

A new exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art spotlights the photographer's life amid drugs, AIDS, love and friendship.

Isolation is still a key issue despite many advances in inclusion that have taken place over the last decade.

"The presence of an all-genders LGBTQ specific recovery house would reflect the larger value of inclusion that I believe has been cultivating for decades, as well as meet the needs of a marginalized community," Connor Bry writes.

Newly re-elected Sen. Susan Collins hasn’t changed her mind on her support for LGBT issues. But the Human Rights Campaign shouldn’t expect a call back anytime soon.

The Royal Majesty Drag Show is marking its anniversary with a show co-hosted by Deafies in Drag comedy duo.

The new website OutInMaine.com is now live, connecting Maine's LGBTQ community to resources across the state

Thousands of people came out in the rain to celebrate the fourth annual Portsmouth Pride day on Saturday.One of the speakers summed it up. Gerry Cannon, who is transgender and is also running for state representative in Somersworth, said the Pride group was much tougher than the rain."We don't let the rain stop us," Cannon said. "We are not hiding in the shadows anymore. We are here."Cannon talked abut House Bill 1319, the transgender right bill recently signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu."We

The opinion is based on an unfair process used in a single case, not on a religion-based right to discriminate.

The rally was "a statement of unity and respect" at Maine's York High School.

Transgender teen named homecoming king wants to spread love

The subject’s name has been changed in this story to keep his identity anonymous. Until last summer, Jake lived his life as a woman. As a member of the Class of 2017, he had been a starter for the Bowdoin women’s ice hockey team for three years.