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PublishedJune 23, 2021
Skowhegan business owner fears for safety after threatening messages over Pride flag incident
After receiving publicity about her Progress Pride flag being vandalized and community response in the wake of the incident, Jessica Stetson received a threatening phone message Wednesday.
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Pride flag vandalism sparks Skowhegan community to rally in support of LGBTQ
Within hours of posting about the incident, in which a Pride flag in front of a local business was removed with the flag pole and destroyed, community members and businesses stepped up to show their solidarity.
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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Augusta officials ponder flag policy in response to LGBTQ Pride display request
The goal is to have a policy in place by next June, and in the shorter term, officials plan to issue a proclamation showing support for the gay community.
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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Hallowell Pride sculpture allowed near city park after council narrowly approves public installation policy
The policy will provide guidance and an approval process for the placement of art, structures, flags and other installations on public property.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Augusta officials ponder hanging Pride flags without city policy on books
City officials seek to show support for LGBTQ community, but some worried allowing Pride flags could bring lawsuits or set precedent for other displays on city property.
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PublishedJune 25, 2020
LGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus shifts amid pandemic, racial unrest
The coronavirus pandemic and calls for racial equality have changed the very nature of this year's 50th anniversary LGBTQ Pride events.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
LGBTQ+ groups across Maine make adjustments for Pride month
Twelve organizations across Maine have teamed up to create a completely virtual Pride Month. The first event is a livestream of a drag queen story hour hosted by the Children's Book Cellar in Waterville.
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PublishedJune 28, 2019
Augusta shopowner’s flags headed to New York City’s Pride Parade
Bishop McKechnie, who owns Merkaba Sol with his husband, David Hopkins, made a more than quarter-mile-long Pride banner.
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PublishedJune 15, 2019
Thousands turn out for Pride Portland! parade
At least 10,000 people march through downtown to celebrate LGBTQ+ rights.
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PublishedJune 14, 2019
Maine Voices: LGBTQ people have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go
Pride is the time to celebrate the rights that have been won and gather the strength to fight efforts to take them away.
Pride Month
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