Brunswick’s rainbow-colored pride crosswalk will be painted again after it was vandalized by motorcyclists last year.
Pride Month
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Life Unwound: Out of the mouths of babes comes love and acceptance
I know some kids who know some things. I know kids who have not forgotten their in-born innocence, boys who play with dolls and girls who rule their own lives. I know a 9-year-old who played while her dad was at work. When dad came home, he high-fived her and said, “You were awesome today.” […]
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Posted inNation & World
Pride parades march on with new urgency across U.S.
Annual marches in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and elsewhere took place just days after one Supreme Court justice signaled that the court should reconsider the right to same-sex marriage.
Posted inLocal & State
Curbside Queens are here to bring queer joy right to your driveway
The traveling drag show had a whirlwind Pride weekend, from downtown brunch to a nightclub show to a toddler’s birthday.
Posted inLocal & State
Thousands greet return of Portland Pride parade and festival
The celebration of the LGBTQ community had not been held since 2019 because of the pandemic.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Drag story hour hosts, under attack, dig in their heels
Organizers say they will enhance security but won’t stop their programs.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Pride crosswalk a bridge of support for LGBTQ+ youth
Regarding the June 3 article “Topsham urged to make its own pride crosswalk,” I initially wanted to respond to Topsham Assistant Town Manager Mark Waltz’s quoted responses, which were dismissive and lacked consideration of the benefits that pride crosswalks provide to communities. I wrote a letter to our Board of Selectmen, including an example of […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Proud to be an ally of the LGBTQ+ community
It put a grin on my face to see the rainbow crosswalk appear in downtown Brunswick just in time for Pride Month, which is celebrated in June each year. What a joyful way to make clear that our community is a welcoming space. Anticipating some of the letters that are about to head my way, […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The freedom to love my trans kid as he is
Parents also have to grow and change with their children as they do the hard work of finding out who they are.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Life Unwound: Pride comes from unlikely people
As I drive, I listen to a playlist made for Pride Month. The songs don’t directly tackle harassment, job insecurity, bullying or equal rights, but the lyrics ring true today, now. I sing along. Judy Garland’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors”: “And I’ll see your true colors/Shining through/I see your true colors/And […]