Queerly ME
Visibility. Resource Accessibility. Community Building.
Queerly ME is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to creating and increasing LGBTQIA+ visibility, resource accessibility, and Queer centered outdoor programming in Maine.
Through initiatives such as our ongoing featured photo documentary, comprehensive resource directory, and diverse outdoor programming, we strive to facilitate meaningful, long-lasting connections and foster a sense of community belonging for LGBTQIA+ folks statewide. Each component of Queerly ME's mission is vital in fostering spaces where individuals can form support networks and community connections while feeling empowered to engage in nature as their authentic selves.
Our Vision
Queerly ME aims to create thoughtful, intentional spaces in Maine where Queer people can thrive without pressure to conform to the heteronormative or the constraints of binary identity.
Traditional outdoor recreation culture often centers cisgender, heterosexual white men; Queerly ME aims to dismantle the marginalization that the LGBTQIA+ community faces in the outdoors by creating spaces where Queer people feel supported and empowered to engage in nature as their authentic selves.