Press Releases

Civil Rights Organizations Urge Students, Parents, and Staff to Know Their Rights Ahead of School Start

The ACLU of Maine, EqualityMaine, and GLAD Law have released a comprehensive guide ranging from LGBTQ+ and immigrant students’ rights to staff free speech and student protest.

Trump Abuses Power by Withholding Millions to University of Maine System

The president’s actions violate the basic power sharing structures of our democracy.

Federal Court to Hear Arguments on Public Funds in Private, Discriminatory Schools

Two Maine private schools will argue they should be allowed to receive public education funds and to discriminate against LGBTQ students.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Equality

ACLU Argues Public Dollars Cannot be Used to Discriminate in Private Schools

Two Maine schools are trying to receive public funds and discriminate against students. Any school that wants to participate in a state-funded education program must play by the same rules as all others.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Equality

US Supreme Court Attacks LGBTQ Equality in 303 Creative Decision

The US Supreme Court has created a license for some businesses to discriminate against a protected class – LGBTQ people – for the first time ever.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Equality

EqualityMaine and LGBTQ+ Coalition Stand Unified as Lawmakers Mark Pride Month

Maine lawmakers marked Pride Month by honoring EqualityMaine and other organizations advancing LGBTQ civil rights and liberties in Maine.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Equality

A Message from Advocates for Maine LGBTQ+ Youth

All youth in Maine should be safe at school, including LGBTQ+ youth. This ought to be obvious. So we are all deeply disappointed to see that playbooks used in other states that fearmonger about transgender young people in our communities have made their way to Maine.