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Rainbow Roots Maine
@rainbowroots.me
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A grassroots LGBTQ+ group in Southern Aroostook County focused on connection, community care, and collective resilience.

Email: [email protected]
FB: @RainbowRootsME

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Rainbow Roots Maine @rainbowroots.me · May 17
Rainbow Roots is a grassroots LGBTQ+ group in northern Maine focused on connection, community care, and collective resilience—especially for those of us who are Gen X and older, trans, neurodivergent, disabled, or otherwise often overlooked.

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When you feel overwhelmed, break the task down into three tiny, manageable steps. Progress is built on small victories.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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You are not required to be productive to be worthy of love. Your worth is inherent.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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The most radical thing you can do for your community is show up consistently. Grand gestures are fine, but slow, steady care is revolutionary.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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It is Black History Month. Remember that Black queer leaders, artists, and activists have always been at the heart of liberation movements. Acknowledge the roots.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Every day is a chance to start an identity or passion that you thought you missed. You are not late to your own life.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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January ends, but you do not have to sprint into February. Carry forward only what sustains you. Leave the rest in the cold.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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If you feel unseen, know this. Someone else is surviving because people like you exist.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Queer community is not about perfection. It is about repair.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Education moment. Being inclusive means listening when you get corrected, not defending your intent.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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You do not have to justify your softness. Gentleness is not weakness.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Visibility matters, but so does mutual aid, quiet care, and showing up when no one is watching.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Learning to ask for help is a skill. Like any skill, it takes practice and grace.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Queer bodies are not debates. They are homes.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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If today feels heavy, remember this. You have survived every version of yourself so far.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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There is courage in staying. There is courage in leaving. Only you get to decide which you need.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Queer rural life is real life. Community does not stop at city limits.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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You are allowed to outgrow people, labels, and expectations. Growth does not require permission.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us that injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere. Queer liberation is inseparable from racial justice. Solidarity is not optional.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Rest is not laziness. It is how nervous systems recover from being on guard all the time.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Educational note. Queer liberation has always been tied to labor rights, racial justice, disability justice, and bodily autonomy. None of this exists in a vacuum.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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You are not too much. You are responding appropriately to a world that keeps asking you to be smaller.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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If your identity feels complicated, good. Complexity means you are paying attention.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Queer elders matter. So do queer youth. Community is strongest when stories move in both directions.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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You do not have to be inspirational to deserve dignity. Existing is enough.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Pronouns are not politics. They are basic manners. If you can learn a nickname, you can learn a pronoun.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM