The city of Philadelphia has refused to contract with Catholic Social Services because the group would not place foster children with same-sex couples.
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Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes in Connecticut
They argue in a federal lawsuit that including transgender athletes in girls’ sports doesn’t create a level playing field.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
School Notebook: Jan. 29
Swimmingly Portland teacher lauded for STEM work The National AfterSchool Association has selected Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance teacher Hannah Lakin as one of NAA’s 2020 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders. Lakin, who lives in Portland, is a STEM education specialist at the Augusta-based school and focuses on designing empowering learning experiences for youth, specifically […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Hannaford gets perfect score on index of corporate LGBTQ policies
The Scarborough-based supermarket was the only large employer based in Maine to score 100% on the Human Rights Campaign index.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Schools should be safe for all Maine students
An ugly moment last week in Skowhegan shows why transgender students need gender-neutral bathrooms.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Taylor Swift, Janet Mock to be honored by GLAAD
Swift has supported the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on sex, gender or sexual orientation. Mock, a writer and director on “Pose,” also wrote a book about her life as a transgender woman.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Rep. Moonen: Inclusivity has been a key value in Maine policymaking in 2019
Bills passed this year have addressed issues such as equal pay, automatic voter registration, state-tribal ties, food insecurity and ending conversion therapy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Mentally remapping a city as landmarks of childhood vanish
That said, changes in Portland institutions aren’t always for the worse.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Federal judge voids Trump’s ‘conscience rule’ for health providers
The rule would have reinforced at least 2 dozen laws that allow providers to opt out of procedures such as abortions or gender-change procedures they object to on personal or religious grounds.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
‘Precious and Adored’ offers century-old love letters with a difference
The book gathers 30 years of intimate letters that chronicle a passionate love affair between two women at a time such relationships were kept mum.