LGBTQIA
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PublishedMarch 31, 2023
Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held across U.S. amid backlash
Republican lawmakers are pursuing hundreds of proposals to push back on LGBTQ+ rights.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2023
Turner-based school board keeping ‘Gender Queer’ in high school library
A controversial book about gender and sexual identity will remain available to students at Leavitt Area High School after a 5-3 vote by Maine School Administrative District 52 directors.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2022
Biden signs gay marriage law, calls it ‘a blow against hate’
The Respect for Marriage Act is intended to safeguard same-sex unions if the Supreme Court ever reverses Obergefell v. Hodges.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2022
Gay club shooting suspect evaded Colorado’s red flag gun law
Gun control advocates say Anderson Lee Aldrich’s June 2021 threat is an example of a red flag law ignored, with potentially deadly consequences.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2022
Gay bar shooting suspect facing murder, hate crime charges
A law enforcement official said the suspect used an AR-15-style semiautomatic weapon in Saturday night's attack in Colorado, but a handgun and additional ammunition magazines also were recovered.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Parents plan to address gender identity education at RSU 9 meeting
The concerns to be addressed at the board of directors meeting are with a poster about gender identity hanging in the window of the guidance counselor's office at Mt. Blue High School.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Letter: Pride crosswalk a bridge of support for LGBTQ+ youth
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PublishedJune 7, 2022
Mainewhile: Proud to be an ally of the LGBTQ+ community
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PublishedMay 19, 2022
South Portland council declares racism as health crisis, OKs school budget
The council Tuesday also revises its newly proposed dog rules and tweaks the language of its ban on nude swimming to make it gender-neutral.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
School Notebook: Jan. 26