Hundreds flocked to downtown Hallowell and the Kennebec Riverbank on Saturday for Hallowell Pride 2024, hosted by Hallowell Pride Alliance, where they listened to music, danced, ate and socialized.
Pride Month
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U.S. security alert warns Americans overseas of potential attacks on LGBTQ events
The global notice came three days after the FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a similar public warning about events and venues linked to June’s Pride month.
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Target to reduce number of stores carrying Pride-themed merchandise after last year’s backlash
Target, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, said decisions about where to stock Pride-themed products, including adult apparel, home goods, foods and beverages would be based on ‘guest insights and consumer research.’
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Opinion: Pride Month deserves Maine’s unreserved support
This annual event serves as a beacon of hope for people who have too often suffered in silence. Why would anybody stand in its way?
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In Unity, idea to house asylum seekers in dorms divides a town
Some say absorbing up to 600 new arrivals would be untenable, even though the community has welcomed as many college students for decades.
Posted inLocal & State
Falmouth mother says she’s not taking down her Pride flags despite complaint
Brooke Hackett said the homeowners association told her all signs and flags are banned in her neighborhood, a rule that she says was never enforced until now.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Ben Bragdon: Gardiner school officials remove Pride flag, and take sides with bullies
A Pride flag hung until recently in Gardiner Area High School, sending to LGBTQ students the message that they belong, just like everyone else. It’s the right message to send to a group of students who haven’t always been treated well, and who now face a targeted attack by some of the most powerful people […]
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Pride events happening far and wide in Maine
There are new Pride celebrations this month in Gorham and Bath, plus parades, events and festivals in cities and towns all over the state. Portland’s parade is Saturday.
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The Maine Millennial: Anti-gay rights crowd has a new target, but it’s the same old hate
I am pro-freedom, and I understand that all of our freedoms are connected.
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Commentary: Allyship during Pride Month has to be a serious business
When LGBTQ youth live in communities that do not stigmatize their sexual orientation or gender identity, these young people not only survive, but thrive.