We Are Queer 1/9/25: OutMaine – Looking Out for Our Queer Children

Host/Producer: Olivia Paruk
Music by Juniper Ginger

This month’s guest is Maggie Hirshland, who is the Youth Engagement Coordinator at OutMaine. In this episode we specifically touch on the landscape of queer youth in Maine, resources for queer youth, and the special Rainbow Ball put on by OutMaine.
 
We Are Queer, highlights the touching experiences from Maine’s diverse LGBTQ+ community that builds empathy and understanding in our greater community. If you have feedback for the show or want to get in touch email [email protected] with WERQ in the subject line.
 

About the host:
Olivia Paruk (she/her) is a local college student and gardener who is passionate about people and this journey called life we are all on together. She is not a “true” Mainer but moved to Southern Maine with her family when she was ten, but she has been living on Mount Desert Island for three years while attending College of the Atlantic. In addition to radio, Olivia loves analyzing movies with her sister, dancing in her kitchen, attempting to sew, and getting lost in her imagination.

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