AARP Maine Returns to LGBTQ+ Pride Festivals Throughout June
AARP Maine staff and volunteers will attend several LGBTQ+ pride festivals in Maine this June, including those in Hallowell, Portland and Bangor. The AARP Maine community invites everyone attending these festivals to visit our table, get to know us, and play our newly refreshed Plinko game! The new edition of the game enables players to win a prize while learning about AARP’s work to protect Social Security and support family caregivers.
AARP Maine’s schedule this year is:
June 1: Hallowell – Granite City Park, 12 to 4 p.m.
June 8: Brunswick – The Green along Park Row, 12 to 5 p.m.
June 15: Portland – Deering Oaks Park, 1 to 5 p.m.
June 22: Bangor – West Market Square and Norumbega Park, 12 to 4 p.m.
This June, Maine will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with pride festivals and other celebrations in a record 25 communities:
Bangor, June 22
Bar Harbor, June 7-9
Bath, June 14
Belfast, June 8
Bethel, June 20
Biddeford, June 16
Brunswick, June 8
Cape Elizabeth, June 21
Denmark, June 22
Eastport, June 29
Ellsworth, June 9
Farmington, June 29
Gorham, June 29
Hallowell, June 1
Kennebunk/Kennebunkport, June 8
Lewiston/Auburn, June 2
Newcastle, June 22
Ogunquit, May 31 to June 2
Portland, June 15
Presque Isle, June 15
Saco, June 1
Sanford, June 2
Waterville, June 2
Windham and Raymond, June 2
Yarmouth, June 1
EqualityMaine, the oldest and largest statewide organization dedicated to creating a fair and just society for LGBTQ+ Mainers, publishes a calendar with links for more information about each festival, available here.
AARP's unwavering commitment to the LGBTQ+ community reflects our core belief in the dignity, worth, and potential of every individual. We reject discrimination based on a person's age, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We see diversity as a source of strength. For us, LGBTQ+ communities are a vital part of the quilt of American life.
Our commitment can be measured by what we say – and what we do. In our policy work at the community, state, and national levels, as we collaborate with other organizations serving multicultural communities, in our role as an employer, as a purchaser of supplies, and as an active participant in community events, we are proud to stand with LGBTQ+ members, non-members, allies and other critical stakeholders.
With approximately 1,000,000 of our members self-identifying as LGBTQ+, AARP has one of the largest LGBTQ+ constituents of any membership organization. We are grateful for the continued support of the LGBTQ+ community in our vital work.
At AARP, we work hard every day to empower people to choose how they live as they age. "What we do, we do for all" is a guiding principle articulated by our founder, distinguished educator Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, and we proudly carry it forward.
Learn more at aarp.org/lgbtq
AARP Maine is here for you. If you have questions or if there is anything you need, please let us know. You can call us at 1-866-554-5380 or send an email to me@aarp.org
