Organizations Unite to Condemn Harassment of Maine Youth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 25, 2025
Organizations Unite to Condemn Harassment of Maine Youth
Coalition stands together to call for adults to protect children from harassment
AUGUSTA, ME - Last week, an elected official used her online social media to share a photo of a child that she identified as transgender, resulting in statewide and national harassment of a non-consenting minor.
Our organizations stand united in declaring that adults should never harass, ‘out’, or instigate attacks on minors. All children deserve our safety and protection, so they can feel safe at home, at school, and in their communities.
This year, dozens of bills have been filed that seek to threaten, roll back, or undermine the rights of trans people in our state. As these bills go through their hearings, language will get heated and tempers will get high. We urge legislators and Legislative leadership to remember that children and private citizens are off-limits, and personal attacks go against Maine values, basic decency, and endanger families. It is never okay for people in positions of power to use their roles to draw attention or harassment toward people who are just trying to live their lives with privacy and safety.
We all want what’s best for our children. We expect our leaders will have a plan to keep the focus on the policy, not on personal attacks, and to hold policymakers accountable when their actions cause harm.
Affirming Behavioral Health
affirmingbehavioralhealth.org
Campfire Institute
campfireinstitute.org
Confluence Collective
confluencecollective.org
Defend Our Health
defendourhealth.org
Equality Community Center
eccmaine.org
EqualityMaine
equalitymaine.org
Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights
grrnow.org
Hardy Girls
hardygirls.org
Kindling Collective
kindlingcollective.org
Little Chair Printing
littlechairprinting.com
Mabel Wadsworth Center
mabelwadsworth.org
Maine Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
maineaap.org
Maine Children’s Alliance
mainechildrensalliance.org
Maine Council of Churches
mainecouncilofchurches.org
Maine Equal Justice
maineequaljustice.org
Maine Family Planning
mainefamilyplanning.org
Maine Medical Association
mainephysicians.org
Maine Osteopathic Association
mainedo.org
Maine Public Health Association
mainepublichealth.org
Maine Women’s Lobby
mainewomen.org
Maine Youth Power
maineyouthpower.org
MaineTransNet
mainetrans.net
Multi-faith Justice Maine
mainepeoplesalliance.org
NASW Maine Chapter
naswme.socialworkers.org
OUT Maine
outmaine.org
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
ppnne.org
Portland Outright
portlandoutright.org
Prevention. Action. Change.
pacmaine.com
SAFE Maine
safemaine.org
Southern Maine Workers’ Center
maineworkers.org
Speak About It Inc
wespeakaboutit.org
