Pride Foundation

Discrimination & Civil Rights · Maine · Free

Pacific Northwest LGBTQ+ community foundation with national grant programs. Worth contacting after being refused service, healthcare, or accommodations because you're LGBTQ+. Most discrimination organizations help draft demand letters, file complaints, and connect you with attorneys. The Fair Housing Act covers LGBTQ+ protections in most jurisdictions through HUD interpretation since 2021. Open at no cost to LGBTQ+ Maine residents and the people supporting them.

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More Discrimination & Civil Rights in Maine

  • EEOC — File a Charge — US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accepts charges of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination under Title VII (Bostock v. Clayton County). R
  • HUD Housing Discrimination — File LGBTQ+ housing discrimination complaints under the Fair Housing Act. Call 1-800-669-9777. For LGBTQ+ workers fired, harassed, or denied
  • DOJ Civil Rights Division — Report hate crimes, religious discrimination, and civil rights violations including against LGBTQ+ people. A starting point for documentatio
  • Movement Advancement Project — MAP — independent think tank tracking LGBTQ+ equality laws state by state. Searchable equality maps. A starting point for documentation BEFO
  • Human Rights Campaign — HRC — largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. Workplace and municipality equality indexes, advocacy, resources. Relevant for parents whose
  • GLAAD — Media Advocacy — GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ+ acceptance, holding media accountable for fair representation. For LGBTQ+ workers fired, harassed, or d