LC Subject Heading: Gay persons
Item 112043
No on 1, Maine won’t discriminate t-shirt, 1995
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1995 Media: Cotton, ink
Item 108740
Underground Nightclub matchbook, Portland, ca. 1990
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Location: Portland Media: Paper
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the LGBTQ community in Maine and the U.S., including the ways in which attitudes towards the LGBTQ community have changed over time, some of the ways LGBTQ people have faced discrimination and unfair treatment, and some of the moments in Maine and U.S. history that inspired LGBTQ people and their allies to fight for equality and LGBTQ rights.
