Maine - As transgender-rights organization expands into rural Maine, its members are getting priced out of Portland

Nick Schroeder
Bangor Daily News

Portland, ME

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Maine - Maine officially bans gay conversion therapy

Aris Folley
The Hill

Farmington, ME

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ezs note:  ♩Another one bites the dust... ♬ (Yay!)

Maine - Equality Maine seeks support for 2nd Annual Dine OUT campaign

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Fiddlehead Focus

Houlton, ME

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Job Fair!

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ezs note:  This is a new feature for a transgender seeking new/better employment as a tool for better economic security.  A few tips: 1)  Dress professionally. If you need some pointers, Google here.  2)  Speak professionally.  Needless to say, no gum-chewing.  No matter how many butterflies you may have, speak and act confidently.  Need to speak proper English?  Google here .  3)  Do your freakin' homework.  Nothing is worse than going from a bad situation to an absolutely horrible one.  That goes double if you are transgender. Anyone can put 'LGBTs welcome' on a business card, but it's up to YOU to check it out.  If you can, talk to a few employees.  Check it out on Wikipedia.  If you are considering a mid to major corporation, see the HRC Corporate Equality Index.  

note: This is a random sampling of job fairs throughout US/Canada. To see more, type 'job fairs' under News.

Town/City: Pittsfield, Maine

Location: Warsaw Middle School gym & cafeteria, 167 School Street

Date:  May 17

Time(s): 3:30 - 6:30 pm

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Head of Long Creek Placed on Administrative Leave

Susan Sharon
Maine Public

Long Creek Youth Development Center

South Portland, ME

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Transgender Community Faces 'Attacks on Humanity' in Six More States

Deidre Fulton
CommonDreams

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Juvenile detention centers struggle with transgender inmates

Marina Villeneuve
LGBTQ Nation

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Styxx, Portland’s biggest gay nightclub, is closing after 35 years

Ray Routhier
centralmaine.com

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Black Bears protest North Carolina's HB2 law

Kayla Binette
WCSH6

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Transgender Teen Commits Suicide While In Jail, ACLU Calls For Investigation

Cody Gohl
newnownext

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Cape schools adopt transgender policy

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Keep Me Current

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Cape Elizabeth schools embrace rights of transgender students

Kate Gardner
The Forecaster

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Transgender teen’s twin, father promote inclusion

Lauren Abbate

Portland Press Herald

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Educating LePage: Transgender 101

Eric Shepard
aporia

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The medical perspective on being transgender

Noel K. Gallagher / ngallagher@pressherald..com
Portland Press Herald

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LePage: ‘I’m appalled’ by parenting of Virginia transgender teen

Michael Shepard
State & Capitol

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With release of new book, transgender Maine teen finds her voice

Eric Russell
Portland Press Herald

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Scarborough, Maine

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Transgender girl awarded $75,000 in lawsuit over school bathroom access

Scott Dolan
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Knitting Backward

Jennifer Finney Boylan
http://www.nytimes.com

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