The Journey to Be Me: Voices from Maine's Transgender Community

The voices of transgender people are not often heard. They are grandmothers, ex-Marines, grade school children and leaders.

As a record number of states pass anti-transgender laws across the country, The Maine Monitor chronicled the stories of Maine’s transgender people and their struggle to be accepted and understood.

A banner that denotes this series was supported by the Bingham Program as well as the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust.

Two women each attempt to rebound a basketball

Maine woman’s best shot pays off in life and basketball

By Barbara A. Walsh
June 19, 2022

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Deb McDonald sits on a large rock near water as she looks off into the distance

Maine’s aging transgender population faces profound challenges

By Barbara A. Walsh
June 18, 2022

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A woman stands near a body of water and is looking off into the distance seemingly lost in thought

A cancer survivor, former Marine and teacher lives her best life at 65

By Barbara A. Walsh
June 18, 2022

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One transgender man’s journey to find hope and happiness

By Barbara A. Walsh
June 12, 2022

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A silhouette photo of a mother cupping the cheeks of her son

The heartbreak, hope and courage of a Maine transgender child

By Barbara A. Walsh
June 12, 2022

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A nurse smiles as she stands across the street from the medical facility she works at with an LGTBQ flag flying on a flagpole

A chaplain is there to lend an ear

By Barbara A. Walsh
June 11, 2022

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The Journey to Be Me: Voices from Maine’s Transgender Community