Transgender

Advocates are also drawing attention to state-level protections in Maine.

Transgender support groups in Maine say they are seeing a spike in contacts similar to those reported by national LGBTQ+ groups since Donald Trump's election last week.

The bill would protect health care professionals and others who assist transgender individuals who come to Maine from states where access to gender-affirming care is restricted or prohibited.

In dueling letters, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and his counterparts have each accused the other of attempting to intimidate policymakers in other states on laws dealing with gender-affirming care and abortion.

In a highly unusual move, 15 attorneys general from across the country denounced the proposal in Maine as "constitutionally deficient" and accused proponents seeking to infringe on their states' policy-making.

Transgender 16- and 17-year-olds in Maine can now, in certain situations, receive gender-affirming hormone therapy without a parent's consent.

The Maine Human Rights Commission says that the University of Maine System discriminated against a transgender student by not covering gender-affirming care under a system health plan.

Their lawsuit alleges the daughter's rights are being violated because she's been denied surgical treatments for gender dysphoria under her father's military healthcare plan.

Maine TransNet, the only transgender-led nonprofit in the state, is opening a new thrift shop in Portland, in hopes of creating a safe and affordable place for all people to shop without facing judgement. And with scores of anti-transgender bills introduced across the country recently, advocates say spaces like these are more important than ever.

79-year-old Marie King reached a landmark settlement with Adult Family Care Homes of Maine after she filed a human rights complaint against the company.