The data was released ahead of the 34th annual National Coming Out Day on Tuesday.
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Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake
The Colorado baker who won a partial Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple may have broken laws again after refusing to make a cake celebrating a gender transition.
Medical associations ask DOJ to investigate threats to children’s hospitals
Their demands come amid a spate of threats against doctors and institutions that provide medical care for transgender kids, sometimes including hormones or surgery for older teens.
Woman charged with bomb threat against children’s hospital
There has been a barrage of harassment and threats of violence against Boston Children’s Hospital, which is home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States.
RSU 9 community debates gender-identity poster
The informational sign hangs in guidance offices at Mt. Blue middle and high schools, and the tech center in Farmington.
In response to thefts, Hallowell to fly Pride flags on City Hall, Water Street for one month
The issue prompted debate regarding whether nongovernmental flags should be raised outside municipal buildings.
Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban
Tensions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States.
Parents plan to address gender identity education at RSU 9 meeting
The concerns to be addressed at the board of directors meeting are with a poster about gender identity hanging in the window of the guidance counselor’s office at Mt. Blue High School.
EqualityMaine donates 100 Pride flags to Hallowell in effort to rally support for LGBTQ community after recent thefts
The donation comes in response to the arrest of an Augusta man for allegedly stealing Pride flags and having anti-LGBTQ stickers in his vehicle.
Augusta man charged with stealing Pride flags in Hallowell
Caleb Braginton-Hoyt, 28, arrested after allegedly stealing flags from two residences and the NAMI Maine building at 52 Water St.