Maine Memory Network

Underground Nightclub matchbook, Portland, ca. 1990

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Location: Portland Media: Paper

No on 1, Maine won’t discriminate t-shirt, 1995

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1995 Media: Cotton, ink

Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

The Equal Freedom to Marry
by Mary L Bonauto

Marriage Equality, Maine, and the U.S. Supreme Court

An Asian American Account
by Zabrina

An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

LGBTQ+ History in Maine

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the LGBTQ community in Maine and the U.S., including the ways in which attitudes towards the LGBTQ community have changed over time, some of the ways LGBTQ people have faced discrimination and unfair treatment, and some of the moments in Maine and U.S. history that inspired LGBTQ people and their allies to fight for equality and LGBTQ rights.