Board of Buxton school district votes against removing book from library

Parents who mounted a challenge to keeping the book, "Gender Queer: A Memoir," on the shelves of the Bonny Eagle High School library failed to convince the board to remove the book on gender and sexuality

University of Maine at Farmington receives highest rating yet from Campus Pride

Woman charged with bomb threat against children’s hospital

There has been a barrage of harassment and threats of violence against Boston Children's Hospital, which is home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States.

RSU 9 community debates gender-identity poster

Thirty people addressed the Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors during meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13, to discuss a poster hanging at Mt. Blue High and Middle schools called "Gender 101." People during public comment showed support for the poster, while others called for its removal. For now, Superintendent Chris Elkington has determined in a review the poster will stay in place.

RSU 9 community debates gender-identity poster

The informational sign hangs in guidance offices at Mt. Blue middle and high schools, and the tech center in Farmington.

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.

EqualityMaine donates 100 Pride flags to Hallowell in effort to rally support for LGBTQ community after recent thefts

The donation comes in response to the arrest of an Augusta man for allegedly stealing Pride flags and having anti-LGBTQ stickers in his vehicle.

Farmington hosts leadership camp for LGBTQ+ teens

Equality Maine's New Leaders Project Camp, hosted at the University of Maine at Farmington, offered teenagers the opportunity to be silly, let loose, connect and embrace their identities in a safe space.

Augusta man charged with stealing Pride flags in Hallowell

Caleb Braginton-Hoyt, 28, arrested after allegedly stealing flags from two residences and the NAMI Maine building at 52 Water St.

Farmington bookstore participating in ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir’ giveaway

Devaney, Doak and Garrett Booksellers in downtown Farmington has partnered with Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance to offer teenagers and educators free copies of "Gender Queer: A Memoir" following its ban from the Dirigo High School library in Dixfield.