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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Girl Dinner is everything, so Girl Dinner is nothing
The Girl Dinner trend started off with curated plates, but the wheels have come off.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Maine has tacked left as nation lurches right in culture wars
Embracing the state motto – 'I lead' – Maine lawmakers led in a different direction, safeguarding and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women’s rights, dies at 82
Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years, shaking up stodgy government institutions by forcing them to acknowledge that women had a role in government.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2022
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.
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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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PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Buxton-based school board considers removing books about sexuality and gender identity from school libraries
Some parents want the books "Gender Queer: A Memoir" and "It's Perfectly Normal" removed from libraries at Bonny Eagle middle school and high school.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Maine considering nonbinary option for birth certificates
A proposed rule change being considered by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention would allow use of an 'X' to designate nonbinary on birth certificates.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2020
Skowhegan bathroom-gender issue had roots in concern over online bullying, threats
A support group for LGBTQ+ students and community members says the push for changes to the school's bathrooms began last spring, when students brought up the concerns in response to a series of Instagram posts that included derogatory language and threats.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Study shows some gains for women in music biz, but men still dominate pop charts
The study revealed that for 2020, the percentage of female nominees in five of the highest-profile Grammy categories accounted for nearly 21% of all nominations in those fields.
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