LGBTQ Resources

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Questioning (LGBTQ) Resources

The following is a community resource guide for gay and gay-friendly shopping/dining establishments, youth organizations, LGBTQ community groups and organizations, publications in Southern Maine and useful local websites. 

Also included in this list are state, regional and national resources on specific LGBTQ related issues or cultural topics.

LGBTQ Groups/Organizations
Professional Networking
Faith and Religion
Shopping
Restaurants/Bars/Clubs
Cultural/Singing Groups
Health
Same Sex Marriage Equality Advocacy
Legal
Transgender
Publications
Youth Resources
Other Helpful Websites
National “Culturally Specific” LGBT Organizations

LGBTQ Groups/Organizations

Equality Maine (EQME)
550 Forest Avenue
Suite 101
Portland, ME
phone: 207.761.3732
email: info@equalitymaine.org
www.equalitymaine.org

Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Friends Alliance
11 Hills Beach Road-UNE.
Biddeford, ME 04005
Phone: (207) 283-0171
Outright, Portland
Portland PO Box 5077.
Portland, ME 04101.
Phone: 207-828-6560, 1-888-567-7600.
E-mail: outright@outright.org

Maine Bisexual People's Network
BiNNE (Bi Northern New England)
PO Box 10901.
Portland, ME 04104-6901.
E-mail: owner-binne@rulesthe.net or binne@rulesthe.net

Maine Civil Liberties Union (MCLU)
Shenna Bellows, Executive Director.
401 Cumberland Ave., Suite 105.
Portland, Maine 04101.
Phone: 207-774-5444.
Fax: 207-774-1103.
E-mail: info@mclu.org.
Website: www.mclu.org

Frannie Peabody Center
335 Valley Street
Portland, ME
phone: 207.774.6877
email: info@peabodycenter.org
www.peabodycenter.org

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
PO Box 8742
Portland, ME
phone: 207.831.3015
www.pflag.org

Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN)- Southern Maine
PO Box 10334
Portland, ME
phone: 207.775.0173
email: glsen@gwi.net
www.glsen.org/southernme

Rainbow Business & Professional Association
PO Box 11148
Portland, ME
phone: 207.775.0077
email: rbpa@rbpa.org
www.rbpa.org

DownEast Pride Alliance
email: info@depabusiness.com
www.depabusiness.com

Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
30 Winter Street
Suite 800
Boston, MA
phone: 617.426.1350
email: gladlaw@glad.org
www.glad.org

Dignity/Maine
PO Box 8113.
Portland, ME 04104.
Phone: 207-646-2820.
E-mail: rananis@maine.rr.com

Southern Maine PRIDE
467 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone:  (207) 650-8219, (207) 893-2550
Email:  info@southernmainepride.org
Web site:  www.southernmainepride.org

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Collection Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine.
University of Southern Maine Libraries.
Physical Address:
USM
Glickman Family Library
314 Forest Avenue, Room 321
Portland, ME 04101
Phone:  (207) 780-5039
Fax:  (207) 780-4649

Mailing Address: 
Maine Philanthropy Center
USM
Glickman Family Library
PO Box 9301
Portland, ME 04104-9301
Email:  mpc@mainephilanthropy.org

Professional Networking

Rainbow Business and Professional Association "Maine's Gay Chamber of Commerce"
PO Box 11148
Portland, ME 04104-7148
Emal:  info@rbpa.org
Web site: www.rbpa.org.
Ph/Fax: 207-775-0077

Faith and Religion

Welcoming Gay Friendly Churches in Maine
Online resource list of area churches and religious organizations in Maine sorted by city, denomination and then church name.
www.gaychurch.org/Find_a_Church/united_states/us_maine.htm

Religious Coalition Against Discrimination
27 Middle Street.
Topsham, ME 04086.
Phone: 207-729-4643

Religious Coalition Against Discrimination
122 Neal Street.
Portland, ME 04102.
Phone: 207-774-5212, 207-775-5758
Dignity USA

Resource for GLBT Catholics
PO Box 376
Medford, MA
phone: 800.877.8797
email: info@dignityusa.org
www.dignityusa.org

Shopping

Emerald City
611 Congress Street
Portland, ME
phone: 207.774.8800
email: tophatt@gwi.net
www.emeraldcityportland.com

CS Boutique
424 Fore Street
Portland, ME
phone: 207.871.0356
email: info@qualitycondoms.com
www.qualitycondoms.com

Drop Anchor
6 Shore Road
Ogunquit, ME
phone: 207.646.1615

Nomia Boutique
24 exchange Street
Suite 215 (2nd floor)
Portland, ME
phone: 207.773.4774
email: info@nomiaboutique.com
www.nomiaboutique.com

Whit's End Life is Good
33 Shore Road
Ogunquit, ME
phone: 207.646.1454
email: whitsend@maine.rr.com
www.whitsendogt.com

Restaurants/Bars/Clubs

Blackstones
6 Pine Street
Portland, ME
phone:  207.775.2885
email:rcusack1@maine.rr.com
www.blackstones.com

STYXX
3 Spring Street
Portland, ME
phone: 207.828.0822
email:styxxportland@gmail.com
www.styxxportland.com

Grace
15 Chestnut Street
Portland, ME
phone: 207.828.4422
email: info@restaurantgrace.com
www.restaurantgrace.com

The Pearl
444 Fore Street
Portland, ME
phone: 207.210.6555
email: pearloldport@gmail.com
www.pearloldport.com

Bar Lola
100 Congress Street
Portland, ME
phone: 207.775.5652
email: info@barlola.net
www.barlola.net

Caiola's Restaurant
58 Pine Street
Portland, ME
phone: 207.772.1110
www.caiolas.com

Flask Lounge
117 Spring Street
Portland, ME
phone: 207.772.3122
www.flasklounge.com

Maine Street
195 Main Street
Ogunquit, ME
phone: 207.646.5101
normp@mainestreetogunquit.com
www.mainestreetogunquit.com

The Front Porch
9 Shore Road
Ogunquit, ME
phone: 207.646.3876
www.thefrontporch.net

Oxygen Cafe & Lounge
237 Main Street
Ogunquit, ME
phone: 207.646.4665?
email: ogygenbarogunquit@gmail.com
www.oxygenbarogunquit.com

Cultural/Singing Groups

Maine Gay Men's Chorus
PO Box 10391.
Portland, ME 04104-0391
Phone:   (207) 772-1384
Email:  Director@MaineGayMensChorus.com 
Web site: www.mainegaymenschorus.com 

Women In Harmony, A chorus of Women’s Voices,
PO Box 5136 Station A.
Portland, ME 04101.
Phone: 207-688-4737.
web site: www.wihmaine.org

Health

Lesbian Health Project of Southern Maine
102 Webster Road.
Freeport, ME 04032.
Phone: 207-865-0467.
E-mail nannic@javanet.com , taniajo@ime.net.

Mabel Wadsworth
Lesbian Health Project HC77,
Box 162.
Hancock, ME 04640.
Phone: 207-422-6545.
E-mail: daphnec@prexar.com. And/or. Mabel Wadsworth

Women's Health Center
362 Harlow Street. PO Box 918.
Bangor, ME 04402.
Phone: 207-947-5337
Website:  http://mabelwadsworth.org/

Maine Speakout Project Community Counseling Center
343 Forest Avenue.
Portland, ME 04101.
Phone: 207-874-1030
Toll Freer:  1-877-841-4357
Fax:  (207) 874-1044
Project Coordinator: Jen Hodsdon.
E-mail at jhodsdon@commcc.org

National Assn of Social Workers Sexual Minorities Committee
73 Deering Street.
Portland, ME 04102.
Phone: 780-6068.
E-mail: fbbrooks111@aol.com

Same Sex Marriage Equality Advocacy

Equality Maine (EQME)
550 Forest Avenue
Suite 101
Portland, ME
phone: 207.761.3732
email: info@equalitymaine.org
www.equalitymaine.org

Maine Freedom to Marry
PO Box 8780
Portland, ME 04104
Phone:  (207) 761-3732
Toll Free:  1-800-55M-LGPA
Fax:  (207) 761-3732
Email:  info@mainefreedomtomarry.com
Website:  www.mainefreedomtomarry.com
 

Legal

Maine LeGaL
PO Box 11150.
Portland, ME 04104.
E-mail: wsandstead@aol.com

Workplace Equity Project (Maine Civil Liberties Union – MCLU)
401 Cumberland Avenue
Suite 105       
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: (207) 774-5444
Fax:  (207) 774-1103
Email:  info@mclu.org
Website:  http://www.mclu.org

Transgender

Transcare
Marty M Hagglund RN,C, Mental Health Nursing.
Phone: 207-582-8779.
Web site: www.Transcare.com

Transgender Advocacy
758 College Road.
Lewiston, ME 04240.
PJ Mears, Director.
Phone: 207-783-4630.
E-mail: pjmears@megalink.net

TransSupport
PO Box 4075
Portland, ME 04101
Phone:  (207) 774-7029, (207) 642-6023
Email:  godisblue@aol.com  
Website:  http://transsupport.tripod.com/ 

TransSupport Group
PO Box 424.
Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064.
Phone: 207-934-0934

TransSupport Group
62 State Street #21.
Portland, ME 04101.
Phone: 207-774-7029.
E-mail: Godisblue@aol.com

Publications

Go Saco
Go Ogunquit
Go Portland
Meadowbrook Plaza
Suite 303
647 US Route 1
York, ME
phone: 207.871.0216 or 207.363.3558
http://www.thegogroups.net/node/11

The Portland Phoenix
16 York Street
Suite 102
Portland, ME
phone: 207.773.8905
email: submit@phx.com
www.thephoenix.com/portland

Boston Spirit Magazine
236 Huntington Avenue
Suite 218
Boston, MA
phone: 781.223.8538
email: publisher@bostonspiritmagazine.com
www.bostonspiritmagazine.com

Youth Resources

Proud Rainbow Youth of Southern Maine (PRYSM)
343 Forest Avenue
Rear Entrance
Portland, ME
phone: 207.874.1030
email:info@commcc.org
www.commcc.org/prysm

Maine Youth Action Network
85 Grant Street
Portland, ME
phone: 207.874.0060
email: byvonne@propeople.org
http://www.myan.org

Web-based information for LGBT youth of color, including Native American, African American, Latino(a), and Asian/Pacific Islander-American
Website:  www.youthresource.com        
Maine Safe Schools Coalition
54 Main Street.
Farmington, ME 04938.
E-mail: bjkpma@aol.com
Website: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org

Other Helpful Websites

www.gayogunquit.com

www.qrd.org/qrd/www/usa/maine/

www.rainbowlaw.org/html/directoryME.htm

www.amplifyyourvoice.org/youthresource

www.thetrevorproject.org

National “Culturally Specific” LGBT Organizations

National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum
1714 Franklin Street
Suite 100-140
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone:  (510)-302-0930

The Deaf Gay and Lesbian Center (DGLC)
DGLC was established in March 1992, by the Deaf Counseling, Advocacy, and Referral Agency (DCARA) and the United Way of San Francisco to serve the needs of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.
The Deaf Queer Resource Center
Website:  www.deafqueer.org

A web-based resource for the deaf lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community
AQU25A:
Asian and Pacific Islander Queer and Questioning, 25 and Under All Together is a group about and run by young queer and questioning Asians and Pacific Islanders (A&PIs) who are aged 25 years and under. AQU25A holds drop-in groups on the first, third and last Wednesdays of the month, 7:00p-9:00p. The group serves as a safe space for young people to hang out.   www.aquanet.org Denise Tang, Associate Director of Community Services @ 415.292.3420 x323.
It is affiliated with the Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, located at 730 Polk Street between Ellis and Eddy streets (one block east of Van Ness Avenue) in San Francisco's Tenderloin District.  415.292.3400.
www.apiwellness.org

ACCEPT Program Accepting Cultural Change through Education, Prevention, and Trust)
Hmong-American LGBT Youth Support Groupserves LaCrosse, WI area GLBT youth, including Minnesota(608) 781-5744 or (608) 792-3723, (800) 657-6864

Youth Resource
Web-based information for LGBT youth of color, including Native American, African American, Latino(a), and Asian/Pacific Islander-American
Website:  www.youthresource.com      
 
LLEGÓ,
The National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay Bisexual & Transgender Organization is a national nonprofit organization devoted to organize Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) communities on a local, regional, national and international level, addressing the need to overcome social, health, and political barriers faced due to sexual orientation, gender identity and ethnic background.
PO Box 44483
Washington, DC 20026
Phone:  (202) 544-0092
Fax:  (202) 544-2228

Blackstripe
A web-based resource for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals of African descent.  
Website:  www.qrd.org/qrd/www/culture/black/index2.html

Gay and Lesbian Arabic Society (GLAS)
An international organization established in 1988 in the USA with worldwide chapters that serves as a networking organization for Gays and Lesbians of Arab descent or those living in Arab countries. The organization strives to promote positive images of Gays and Lesbians in Arab communities worldwide, in addition to combating negative portrayals of Arabs within the Gay and Lesbian community.   
Website:  www.glas.org

* National “Culturally Specific” LGBT Resource list used with permission from the Office of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Multicultural Affairs Office.