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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.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
A small-town library in Maine displays gay-themed books, and a controversy erupts
Displays of banned books and of pride titles 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 inLocal & State, 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.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Maine native returns to help LGBTQ youth
Brock Libby has spent years out of state studying adolescent medicine with an eye toward bringing his skills back to Maine to help youth, with a special focus on LGBTQ youth.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
White House hopefuls target Trump for anti-LGBTQ policies
New York Sen Kirsten Gillibrand and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke both pledged to sign the Equality Act into law while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders promised to unify Americans behind a push to end ‘all forms of discrimination.’
Posted inNation & World, News
NYPD apologizes for 1969 raid at Stonewall Inn gay bar
New York City’s police commissioner has apologized for the 1969 police raid at the Stonewall Inn that catalyzed the modern LGBT rights movement.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: During Pride Month, focus on unfinished work
Remarkable progress has been made on LGBTQ rights, but there are still people who are marginalized.