
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.
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)
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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
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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.
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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