News from Mabel
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If you actually care about cis women’s safety, you have to care about trans women’s safety
Aspen Ruhlin (they/them) Mabel Wadsworth Center Community Engagement Manager Transphobia causes significant harm to transgender people across the spectrum, whether in the form of physical violence or social othering, and many things in between. This fact is enough reason to take action and oppose this hate. While all trans people are harmed by transphobia,… read more…
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Organizations Unite to Condemn Harassment of Maine Youth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2025 Organizations Unite to Condemn Harassment of Maine Youth Coalition stands together to call for adults to protect children from harassment AUGUSTA, ME – Last week, an elected official used her online social media to share a photo of a child that she identified as transgender, resulting in statewide… read more…
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Roe Anniversary 2025
Aspen Ruhlin (they/them) Mabel Wadsworth Center Community Engagement Manager This year would be, should be, the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade being the law of the land. While the protections of Roe were insufficient and Reproductive Justice was not realized under them, the loss of those protections is something to be mourned. Roe… read more…
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Abortion: Not Just a Cis-sue
Elle Little (they/them) Graduate student at University of Maine Communication Department and Mabel Wadsworth Center Intern Many discussions surrounding transgender healthcare include conversations around surgeries and hormones. People may be most familiar with the concepts of “top” and “bottom” surgeries, which can help align someone’s body with either masculine or feminine representations. Some people… read more…
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We Are Not Going Anywhere
Since our founding in 1984, Mabel Wadsworth Center has been dedicated to serving the Greater Bangor area and beyond as an independent feminist sexual and reproductive health center. Over the years, we’ve expanded our services to meet the needs of our community, and now provide a range of services including abortion care, prenatal care, STI… read more…