Maine 2SLGBTQIA+ Resources

Staewide

  • Equality Community Center
    • We strive to provide a safer and more inclusive gathering space with social and educational programming for all, while supporting the most marginalized in our communities.
  • Rainbow Arts Collective
    • Rainbow Arts Collective is a community group dedicated to creating spaces and opportunities for Maine’s queer arts community. We hope to provide support to artists in a variety of artistic disciplines to strengthen the connection between LGBTQIA+ artists across the state.
  • Equality Maine
    • Our mission is to protect and advance full equality for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Mainers by creating an inclusive and intersectional movement through political action, community building, education, engagement and collaboration. 
  • Kindling Collective
    • Kindling Collective is a queer-centered gear library and education center creating an accessible pathway to outdoor experiences in Maine (Wabanaki Confederacy Territory). We aim to build community and support people in growing and sustaining relationships with the natural world.
  • OUT Maine
    • At OUT Maine, we have an ambitious goal: to create more welcoming and affirming communities for Maine’s diverse queer kids and teens in all their intersectional identities. We do this by changing the very systems that serve them.

Aroostook

  • Pride Aroostook
    • Established as an official nonprofit in 2023 we are more excited than ever to continue serving the community by growing connections and bringing people together. 

The Maine Highlands

  • Bangor Pride
    • Central ​Maine’s largest annual Pride celebration occurs in the heart of Bangor during the fourth weekend of June each year. Bangor Pride held its first celebration on June 20, 1992 and has since been fueled by the passion and dedication of the local LGBTQ+ community.

Downeast and Acadia

  • Bar Harbor Pride
    • Bar Harbor’s Annual Pride Festival! A weekend celebration of the queer community on Mount Desert Island!
  • Belfast Pride
    • Come out to support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community
  • Downeast Rainbow Alliance
    • We are a coalition of young adults, health care workers, educators, organizers, LGBTQ+ community members and allies
  • Ellsworth Pride
    • Ellsworth Pride is a volunteer community of local LGBTQ+ people and allies who plan and execute Pride events such as PrideFest, one of the largest FREE annual events in Ellsworth. PrideFest takes place at Knowlton Park every June. The committee meets every month (more frequently leading up to the festival) and is supported by generous donations from many local businesses.

The Kennebec Valley

  • Central Maine Pride
    • Central Maine Pride is the LGBTQ+ Pride festival and community in Waterville, ME.
  • Hallowell Pride Alliance
    • The Hallowell Pride Alliance is a volunteer group that celebrates Hallowell and its LGBTQIA+ community by offering education, outreach, advocacy, and celebration in the area.

Maine Lakes and Mountains

  • Farmington Pride
    • Come have pride in the park with us!
  • Windham & Raymond Pride
    • Windham & Raymond Pride will provide an inclusive and welcoming space for queer people and allies, living in the Lakes Region, to celebrate our existence and unite as a community!

Midcoast and Islands

  • Bath Pride
    • Pride in Bath, Maine
  • Brunswick Pride
    • A small, grassroots committee helping celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride year round in Brunswick, Maine.
  • Camden Pride
    • Get ready to dance under the rainbow lights, share stories, and feel the love in every beat. Let’s help fund OUTMaine and make some memories together!
  • Great Falls Pride
    • LGBTQIA+ Pride for the greater Lewiston Auburn region. As you might expect, we do not host racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia. Harmful comments will be deleted, and we will block repeat-offenders with no regrets.
  • OutrightLA
    • Our mission is to create safe and affirming environments for youth ages 12-21 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or questioning. 

The Maine Beaches

  • Ogunquit Pride
    • Ogunquit Pride kicks off with a flag raising in Veteran’s Park, followed by a “Picnic in the Park” event featuring live entertainment and LGBTQ+ vendors. Other activities throughout the weekend salute the legacy of the LGBTQ+ community in Ogunquit, with a variety of events hosted by member businesses, including music, movies, live entertainment, and food.
  • Biddeford Pride
    • June is Pride Month, a vibrant celebration of love, equality, and diversity! As we embrace the spirit of Pride, join us for events and activities throughout Biddeford and York County that honor and uplift the LGBTQ+ community. Our calendar is brimming with opportunities to unite, educate, and commemorate. Come one, come all, as we stand together in solidarity and celebration!
  • Saco Pride in the Park
    • Join us for the First Annual Pride in the Park – a long overdue celebration of our surrounding LGBTQIA2S+ community!

Greater Portland and Casco Bay

  • Pride Portland
    • Pride Portland! brings people together from all over the US and beyond for an annual parade and festival in downtown Portland, Maine to celebrate and honor the accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ movement, to raise awareness of the community’s ongoing struggles, and to foster an environment of inclusivity, accessibility, and solidarity.
  • MaineTrans.net
    • Located inside the Equality Community Center at 15 Casco St in Portland, ME, Safe Combinations is a project of MaineTransNet. We are a safe, affirming, and affordable thrift store serving Portland’s trans and queer community and those who love and support us.
  • Gorham Pride
    • Gorham welcomes and celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community.
  • Portland Outright
    • Founded in 1988, Portland Outright has supported generations of LGBTQ+ leaders to find each other, build connections, and improve their communities.