• Equality Maine

• Equality Maine works to secure full equality for LGBT people in Maine through education, advocacy, and community events.

• GLSEN Southern Maine Chapter

• GLSEN aims to create safe and affirming schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

• MaineTransNet

• MaineTransNet offers a variety of support groups and resources for trans people, parents, and allies.

• Outright

• Outright Portland serves underserved youth of the LGBTQ community.

• Portland Maine PFLAG

• PFLAG Portland offers compassionate peer support to the parents, families and friends of, and including, LGBTQ individuals through group discussion, education, advocacy and creating connections to community resources.

• Pride Portland

• Pride Portland! brings people in the Greater Portland, Maine area together for an annual parade and festival to celebrate and honor the accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ movement, raise awareness of the community’s ongoing struggles, and foster an environment of inclusivity, accessibility and solidarity.

Reports

• 2017 National School Climate Survey

• GLSEN's 10th biennial report on the school experiences of LGBT youth in schools.

• Harsh Realities: The Experiences of Transgender Youth in Our Nation's Schools

• A 2009 report from GLSEN

• Maine Snapshot 2017

• State snapshot from the 2017 GLSEN National School Climate Survey.

• Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools

• A guide published by the ACLU, Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Gender Specrum, and the National Education Association.

Awards & Book Lists

• Rainbow Book List

• Reviews and best of lists from the GLBT Round Table of the American Library Association.

• Stonewall Book Award

• The first and most enduring award for GLBT books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table.

• Lambda Literary Awards

• For over 30 years, the Lambda Literary Awards (the “Lammys”) have identified and honored the best lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender books.