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.
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Maine Compass: 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.
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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.
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Abortion, immigrants, LGBT rights top Supreme Court’s new term
The court also could be front and center in the presidential campaign itself, especially with health concerns surrounding 86-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Pope meets with Jesuit targeted by conservatives for LGBTQ outreach
The Rev. James Martin is the author of “Building a Bridge,” a book about how the Catholic Church should reach out more to the LGBT community.
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‘It: Chapter Two’ film portrays painful true chapter of LGBTQ history in Maine
Bangor resident Charlie Howard was attacked and thrown off the city’s State Street Bridge in 1984, an event depicted in a scene from Stephen King’s book and the movie.
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USM president: In order to grow, university must address issues of equity, justice
Disciplinary actions, hiring policies and resource allocation should reflect answers to questions about access, safety, opportunity, visibility and power.
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Support, visibility building for LGBTQ diversity on children’s TV
From a girl knight-in-training with two dads to a 12-year-old, non-binary protagonist who doesn’t want to grow up, LGBTQ representation in children’s TV is becoming more common.
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More than 200 corporations ask Supreme Court to defend LGBTQ people from bias
The companies urge the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal civil rights law bans job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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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.