Last updated on: 6/21/09

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:


Click here for our Calendar of Events! (July events will be updated VERY soon!)

Join us at our picnic at Fort Williams on Sunday, June 28th!!


Southern Maine Pride was a huge success. MaineTransNet had a great group of people marching in the parade and we were able to make new contacts, distribute gender-related information, and sell our amazing tee shirts and buttons at the Pride Festival.

 


 

Office Hours:

If you or someone you know want to drop in and ask a question or make a suggestion, see our new space, read a good trans-related book, or just say hi, these are our drop-in office hours beginning the week of 4/29/09:

Wed: 5-7pm

Thurs: 12-2pm

(Cancellations will be posted here if necessary.)

No office hrs Thurs. June 25 (because Alex will be distributing information at the HOPE conference in Augusta)

Join the MaineTransNet cause on Facebook !

Partners' Group

MaineTransNet's peer support group for partners of trans-identified/genderqueer/etc. individuals is just getting underway. The next meeting will be Monday, July 13th at 7pm at the MaineTransNet office. Email Ali for more information. 

Trans-Identified Support Group

The next meeting will be Wednesday, July 1st at 7pm at the MaineTransNet office.

If you are interested in attending, please email Alex first for more information and directions. This is a closed group for people who identify as trans, genderqueer, otherwise gender-variant, or are questioning their gender.

 

If you cannot attend this meeting but are interested in being part of the group, or similar groups sometime in the future, please also let Alex know.

 

Feel free to pass along this notice to anyone who may be interested!

Discussion Group

Topic: TBA (suggestions are welcome)

WHO: open to self-identified trans/genderqueer/questioning people and partners

WHEN: Sun. July 19th (1:00-2:30pm)

WHERE: the MTN office - 640 Brighton Ave (West entrance, top floor), Portland

 

"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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