UPCOMING EVENTS
This Week
Growing Up & Growing Old : an interactive online series on transgender wellness across the lifespan // Maine Transgender Wellness Summit // online at transwellness.me
"Croning: Honoring our Trans Feminine Elders"
Tue OCT 27 // 6pm
MTN's virtual wellness summit series continues online. Watch live on the website or view after. See full schedule and save the dates for upcoming sessions next month.
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"Transgender Youth & Malnutrition"
Wed OCT 28 // 3pm
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LGBTQ Educators: Out and Proud at School // hosted by GLSEN NH // online via Zoom
Wed OCT 28 // 5pm
Free webinar for LGBTQ+ educators. Join GLSEN’s Education Manager, Becca Mui, to learn more about what this decision means for you as an educator, to hear from LGBTQ+ educators and administrators about their experiences being out in schools across the country, and to find tips for creating inclusive school settings that include educator protections.
register here
Know Your Rights: LGBTQ+ in the Workplace // hosted by EqualityMaine // online via Zoom
Wed OCT 28 // 6pm
This event is part of EQME's new "The Queer Network" program for young LGBTQ+ Mainers interested in building community and making connections. Employment and civil rights attorney Shelby Leighton will cover issues like being misgendered at work, what the legal definition of workplace discrimination is, and how to access gender-inclusive healthcare even if you're not out to your co-workers before a Q&A session.
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Big Gay Baking Day! // hosted by Teatotaller // online via Instagram
Sat OCT 31 // 3pm
The recipe is a gluten-free, vegan three-layer cookie bar! It's simple: just order your baking kit by Tuesday, October 27. Then tune in to follow along and bake your own treat at home! (If you can't make the live show, no worries. The instruction video will be posted so you can bake whenever!)
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Virtual Drag Bingo: Halloween Edition // hosted by EqualityMaine // online via Zoom
Fri OCT 30 // 6 – 7:30pm
Drag Bingo with Ophelia Johnson is back for the winter! In addition to bingo, there will be a costume contest with prizes for the scariest, the most fabulous and "people's choice" costumes! Bingo cards will be provided in advance so registration is required. Register by 10/29 to receive cards via email to print at home or play online.
register here
Next Week
***ELECTION DAY 2020*** // nationwide
Tue NOV 3 // find your polling location hours
I cannot overstate how important this election is, especially for the LGBTQ+ community as a Trump second term would be disastrous. Please please please vote and then make sure that everyone you know has a plan to vote, too.
iwillvote.com
Caregivers of Gender-Exploring Youth Workshop // hosted by The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester // online via Zoom
Thu NOV 5 // 6 – 7:30pm
This free workshop provides a supportive environment to connect with other parents and caregivers of gender-exploring young people. Facilitated by Iphi Hatt, LISCW, the workshop will address the social, medical and emotional needs of gender-exploring children and adolescents. Email Jeanna Still at stilljea@mhcgm.org for Zoom link or call (603) 668-4111 ext. for more info.
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Outright Parents' Meeting // hosted by Seacoast Outright // in-person meeting @ Safe Harbor Recovery Center & via Zoom
Fri NOV 6 // 7 – 9pm
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Next Month
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sex Ed // The Q Online Workshops : Youth Edition // hosted by EqualityMaine // online via Zoom
Sat NOV 21 // 1 – 2:30pm
Organizers write, "One of the most common requests from LGBTQ+ youth around the state is for their schools to have comprehensive, LGBTQ+-inclusive sex ed lessons. This session is for young people to get the answers about sex and relationships they might not otherwise get in their health classes." Free to all youth. Register here.
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LGBTQ Book Club // Portsmouth Public Library // online via Zoom (password: 3GWdHC)
Tue NOV 17 // 7pm
This month's read is Sissy by Jacob Tobia. All are welcome to join and copies of the book are available for Portsmouth Library cardholders to borrow.
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