Area churches and nonprofit organizations are joining together to host a Transgender Day of Remembrance gathering at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. At least 40 transgender or gender-variant individuals have been victims of known deadly attacks in the United States this year, according to a […]
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Maine has tacked left as nation lurches right in culture wars
Embracing the state motto – ‘I lead’ – Maine lawmakers led in a different direction, safeguarding and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
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One of Us: Drumming her way to ‘a full-body experience’
Nyssa Ornitier found a community that fit her in the world of heavy metal.
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Mother sues school district for keeping child’s gender expression secret
Amber Lavigne is suing Central Lincoln County School leaders and employees, saying the district did not inform her about her child’s gender expression.
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New Hampshire school reverses urinal ban after bathroom access debate
The policy was intended as a compromise to a proposal requiring students to use restrooms based on their assigned sex at birth.
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National group threatens lawsuit against Maine school district over gender policy
The Goldwater Institute says the Damariscotta-area district is guilty of violating parental rights because it did not tell a student’s mother that her child wanted to be identified as a boy instead of a girl.
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In gender clash, Maine schools caught between parents, kids
The handling of gender identity at public schools has emerged as a new front in the culture war, pitting children’s privacy against some parents who fear educators are cutting them out of key conversations.