Last updated on: 6/3/2010 - updated events and meetings listings
 

Mission:

Maine Transgender Network, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides support and resources for the transgender community, families, and significant others, and raises awareness about the varied forms of gender identity and expression by providing training and consultation for mental health and social service professionals.
 

Our office is located at 640 Brighton Ave (West entrance, top floor). See below for information about our events and open office hours. In order to keep our office open we depend on the generosity of people who support our mission. Donations to MaineTransNet are tax-deductible. Please click on "How to Help" at the top of this page to make a gift toward this important work.

 

Events & Updates:

 

Support Meetings:

Support meetings are held monthly in Portland and Orono. In order to facilitate a safe and confidential environment, these meetings are limited to individuals who identify as trans-, genderqueer, otherwise gender-variant, or who are questioning their gender identity.

 

Portland: 1st Wednesday of every month (next meeting: July 7, 2010)

Orono: 3rd Monday of every month (next meeting: June 21, 2010)

 

Contact Alex (alex@mainetransnet.org) for more info.
 

Yard Sale/BBQ

MaineTransNet is putting on a yard sale this Saturday as a fundraiser. Please come and browse through our wonderful selection of gently used items you never even knew you needed! At 12:00 we will be having a potluck BBQ, so please join us whether you intend to participate in the yard sale or not! (BBQ attendees, please RSVP to Branden)

 

When: Sunday, June 6th 9:00am-4:00pm
Where: 333 Hardy Road in Westbrook, ME
 

Open Planning Meeting

We meet the first Monday of every month to plan upcoming events and projects. This meeting is open to everyone with ideas and enthusiasm.

 

Next meeting: Monday, June 7, 2010 (we will be discussing MTN's participation in this year's Portand and Bangor Pride events)

 

Contact Branden for more info.

 

Southern Maine Pride - Saturday, June 19 - http://www.southernmainepride.org/

Bangor Pride Festival - Saturday, June 26 - Westmarket Square

 

 

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Conference Update!!

 

On Friday, March 5, 2010, MaineTransNet hosted the Transforming Health and Wellness conference at the USM Portland campus in collaboration with USM's Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity and the Trans Care Collaborative. Over 130 people attended the conference, designed to raise awareness about health and wellness-related needs of the transgender community, and to address how the many areas of life that affect wellness may be influenced by gender non-conforming experiences. The conference included workshops geared towards medical and mental health professionals as well as the transgender/genderqueer/gender-fluid community. Presenters included Jean Vermette, Chris Bartlett, M.D., Frank Brooks, LCSW, Ph.D., and Joelle Ruby Ryan, Ph.D. At the conclusion of the conference, Jenny Boylan, author of SHE’S NOT THERE: A LIFE IN TWO GENDERS, read from her work.

 

Thank you to all the presenters and volunteers who made the conference such a huge success and to our over 140 conference participants!

 

"Gender Outside the Box" is a collection of interviews revealing the diverse experiences and viewpoints of individuals in Maine who transcend the traditional boundaries of male and female. Originally begun as a project to educate mental health and social service professionals about trans issues, this video may appeal to any person interested in learning more about the transgender and gender variant community in Maine. [Read a review from The Free Press here.]

Click on the icon to visit the movie menu!


Nutrition for Cognition:

Gender is a funny thing. It is something so personal and unique to each one of us, and yet from the moment we are old enough to turn on the TV, we are bombarded from all angles about how "real men" or "real women" are supposed to look, dress, behave, think, or feel, what activities we are supposed to enjoy, and what roles we should fulfill in our families and communities. We think it's time to move beyond these oppressive and outdated stereotypes.

How would you define your gender identity? Why?

What does it mean to you to be female/male?

Pretend you wake up tomorrow and you are the "opposite" sex: 

  • What will be different?

  • What things will you miss?

  • What will some advantages be?

  • How will society treat you differently or make different assumptions about you?

The Evolution of this Website:

Our goal is to make this THE info website for transgender issues specific to Maine and contain a multitude of useful information for all people interested in trans-related topics. We are looking for website authors who would like to contribute, especially to the "writing" and "trans info" sections, though help on any section will be valued. More people involved with this project means that we can provide more information and represent a wider variety of perspectives. Anyone with ideas about gender is welcome to contribute--you don't have to be trans or know a single thing about HTML!

Email us with your ideas or if you want to be involved!
 

(c)Maine Transgender Network, Inc., 2009

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