Bill Nemitz: After decades of struggle, a place for LGBTQ+ Mainers to call home

The Equality Community Center has purchased its own building in the heart of downtown Portland.

Our View: Girls’ sports in Maine don’t need trans athlete ban

The Legislature is considering a heavy-handed fix to an invented problem.

A first: U.S. Senate confirms openly transgender doctor for key post

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is one of 2 Republicans to vote in favor of confirming former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation's assistant secretary of health.

Groups vow to stop Maine bill to ban transgender youths from sports

Republican Rep. Beth O'Connor of Berwick submits a bill that would ‘ban biological males from participating in women's sports.’

Serving their country, in hiding: 3 Maine transgender veterans tell their stories

Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military

President Joe Biden is signing an executive order revoking a Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from joining the military.

Actress Laverne Cox recounts transphobic attack in LA

Cox, who made history in 2014 as the first out transgender actress to be nominated for an Emmy Award, has often used her platform to raise awareness about violence and discrimination against trans women.

House would overturn Trump’s transgender ban in military

The amendment would block the use of the defense spending bill's funds to implement a policy that would bar transgender people from joining the military and even keep some transgender people already serving from staying in.

J.K. Rowling’s transgender comments push 4 authors to quit agency representing her

Rowling has a long history of controversial comments seen as transphobic.

Supreme Court rules gay, transgender people are protected from job discrimination

The decision was a defeat not just for the employers, but also the Trump administration, which argued that the law’s plain wording compelled a ruling for the employers.