Maine Transnet News Today

Many fear that neo-Nazi Christopher Pohlhaus and others like him have just been driven further underground in Maine.

WATERVILLE — Hardy Girls plans to host a virtual panel discussion of the recently released 2021 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey results. The discussion is set for 7. p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26. Across measures of mental health, experiences of violence and sexual violence, and feelings of support and safety, girls are struggling at disproportionate rates […]

Portland is a trailblazer in many things, and ungendered shopping spaces are a beautiful example.

Portland is a trailblazer in many things, and ungendered shopping spaces are a beautiful example.

Portland is a trailblazer in many things, and ungendered shopping spaces are a beautiful example.

Portland is a trailblazer in many things, and ungendered shopping spaces are a beautiful example.

Deborah McDonald cherishes the memories. There are nearly six decades of relationships with friends, coworkers, the two children she raised and her spouse, the woman she fell in love with 32 years ago. “You’ve got to decide what memories you keep,...

Safe Combinations, a 'safe, affirming' thrift shop in Portland's Equality Community Center, will hold its grand opening at noon Friday.

Maine TransNet, the only transgender-led nonprofit in the state, is opening a new thrift shop in Portland, in hopes of creating a safe and affordable place for all people to shop without facing judgement. And with scores of anti-transgender bills introduced across the country recently, advocates say spaces like these are more important than ever.

LD 1900 eliminates the requirement that name changes be published. In a signing ceremony on Wednesday, Mills announced the passage of the bill, in addition to two other bills that were priority legislation for Maine’s LGBTQ+ policy coalition.