Equality Community Center ME

Don’t miss your chance to see America’s Next Drag Superstar @myki.meeks perform at this year’s Big Gay Dance Party for the lowest price you’ll see!! 👑 There’s only ONE WEEK left to take advantage of early bird prices! Grab your tickets for only $20 to come party at @statetheatreportland on Saturday, June 20th after Pride Portland 🪩🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ After 5/1, tickets will be $30 in advance. As a reminder, we’ll have music by Portland’s own @melthebritish and @themisstoto of the legendary House of Dion. In addition to the Season 18 winner of @rupaulsdragrace , Myki Meeks, there will also be performances by your favorite local drag icons including @finngerring , @t4t_rexx , @lettathequeen and so so many more!! VIP tickets are also still available for $60, including a meet & greet with Myki Meeks and private bar access in our VIP lounge 🥂 Either purchase online using the link in our bio, or visit the State Theatre box office (Fri 10am-5pm) to avoid paying fees 🎟️ Note: We have a limited number of pay-what-you-can tickets available upon request 18+ | ASL interpreted

🏳️‍🌈🪩ANNOUNCEMENT - Category is… QUEER JOY 🪩🏳️‍⚧️ The Equality Community Center is bringing our annual Pride fundraiser, The Big Gay Dance Party, BACK with our partners @statetheatreportland and @coast931 , and this year it’s going to be bigger and more queer than ever! This June during @prideportlandmaine weekend, we’re teaming up with @crown_and_chaos to host the night! Local drag icons @finngerring and @t4t_rexx are taking the lead and turning it out with a lineup of incredible local trans and BIPOC performers. Every dollar raised supports the ECC as we prepare to open @equalitycommons this summer: Maine’s first LGBTQ-affirming affordable senior housing living community! 🎉 Saturday, June 20 📍 State Theatre, Portland ⏰ 7pm-12am 💋 TO BE ANNOUNCED - our VERY special guest from the current season @rupaulsdragrace 🎧 Music by Maine’s very own @melthebritish + special guest DJ from Chicago 🪩 Ages 18+ 🤟 ASL interpreted ✨ Early Bird tickets are ON SALE NOW for $20 (through 5/1) 🥂 VIP Experience available including meet & greet with our Drag Race guest + access to a private bar and lounge Full lineup and more surprises coming soon 👀 This is your night to show up, show out, and celebrate queer joy together 💖 Buy your early bird tickets now! Link in ECC bio 🔗 #biggaydanceparty #queerjoy #pride2026 #LGBTQpride #portlandmainepride

Summer is on its way (and so is PRIDE season 🤩🥰🥳)! We wanted to take a brief moment to highlight just a few of the MANY talented artists exhibiting with us for our “FAMILY” exhibition, and remind you folks that our next exhibition “PRIDE” will be opening on First Friday, June 5th! Submissions for “PRIDE” are due NEXT FRIDAY May 22nd, so submit while you still can… we are excited for this one! 🎉❤️ To all our staff, patrons, and artist contributors, we extend a HUGE and gracious thank you, as now more than ever, it is important to recognize the arts, and share each others’ stories. SHARE with a loved one… TAG a close friend TELL US - When do you feel at home? What makes family meaningful to you? 💗 Keep spreading the love, sincerely, The ECC Art Committee!

Catch a sneak peak of our local performers at the Big Gay Dance Party! 🪩✨ This year we are proud to partner with local producers @crown_and_chaos to lift up trans and BIPOC performers as we transform the legendary State Theatre into Maine’s biggest PRIDE DANCE PARTY! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Crown and Chaos is house to some of your favorite local drag icons including @finngerring , @t4t_rexx , @lettathequeen and much more!! They’ve been preparing to put on a hell of a show for you all 🤩 Get your tickets today at eccmaine.org/bgdp (link in bio)

🪩🦄This Pride Month, we’re throwing it back to simpler times with our Y2GAY Pride Party!🌈👏 Calling all queer youth and allies ages 13-18! 🌈 Join us for our youth pride celebration 2026!🎉 Come party with us under a mirrored disco ball and meet new people, enjoy activities and arts&crafts, show off your pride, dance the night away, and enjoy a night full of fun! 🗓️ When: Friday, June 12th - 6:30-9:30pm 📍 Where: Equality Community Center 15 Casco St Cost: FREE! An RSVP is REQUIRED for this event - RSVP Here: tinyurl.com/y2gayprideparty

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned bulletin board?! 📌 Don’t overlook one of our most popular resources! It’s always packed, informative, and up-to-date so come by and browse often to stay in the know ✨ ❤️ Our Tenants 🧡 Classifieds 💛 Civic Engagement 💚 Community Events 💙 ECC Events 💜 Health 🤎🖤 This Month 🩵🤍🩷 Get Involved! Interested in posting on our boards? Bring in your flyer and we’ll help you out!

As always, we have some fabulous programs happening this week at the ECC, including a lunch potluck by Rainbow Dinner Club on Sunday 🌈✨ Scroll to view all of this week’s events, or view all the details at eccmaine.org/calendar 🗓️ (link in bio)

So many people, places and friends to thank. We have a lot of rainy supplies to sort through but in the meantime: we are so grateful to a loving crowd of 200 near and far, and over 500 donors who helped us cruise past our goal to more than $160,000 for HIV services in Maine. You are helping us sustain critical healthcare services and basic needs for people affected by HIV/AIDS in Maine. Today you honored 40 years of Frannie Peabody Center and 45 years of fighting for an end to the epidemic. There are a lot of battles still to fight, and we thank you for being by our side every step of the way. ❤️

What a night! Members of our board, staff and volunteers had a great evening celebrating 60 years of affirming and compassionate community-centered health care provided by @ppnne ! So nice to be joined by some of our ECC family from @crossculturalcommunityservices and @prideportlandmaine ! #ppnne60 #hereforgood

Meet this year’s Big Gay Dance Party headlining DJ, @themisstoto ! ✨ Coming from Chicago, she’s an international DJ, a drag queen, a bodybuilder, and even a TEDx speaker 🌟 And did we mention she’s also a member of the legendary @diondynasty ??! ❤️‍🔥 yes, THE house dominating drag right now, with @athenadion as mother 👑🏁 Miss Toto has a STACKED track record, from DJing Boiler Room to opening for Kesha at Lollapalooza and for Doechii 💖 And we’re lucky enough to have her at the Big Gay Dance Party on Sat. June 20 at @statetheatreportland , and you won’t want to miss it!! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Buy your tickets today at eccmaine.org/bgdp (link in bio) 🎥 original video by @themisstoto x @boilerroomtv at @radiuschicago | edited on capcut

Calling all fun-loving volunteers! June = PRIDE, and we are getting ready to celebrate! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 We have an action-packed month planned, and we need lots of volunteers to help make the magic happen ✨ Feeling crafty? Help us with rainbow crosswalk painting, or staff a craft table at Pride Inside! Want to chat with people in the community about the ECC? Sign up to table at a Pride event - we’ll be tabling at over 10 locations throughout the state! There are all kinds of volunteer options! 🫶 Visit eccmaine.org/volunteer (link in bio) and sign up using our volunteer sign up form 📋 Please note locations, volunteer descriptions, travel requirements, dates and times as you consider your involvement!

Please join us on Tuesday May 19th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the USM Glickman Library on the Portland campus for a keynote and community forum hosted in partnership with EqualityMaine, Queerly ME, Equality Community Center and the Southern Maine chapter of the American Red Cross. Our gathering will include a short keynote from a national ARC staff member 5:45pm to 6:00pm, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A 6:30pm-7:30pm to: - acknowledge the harmful impact of the longtime US FDA’s blood ban for men who have sex with men, - educate about recent (and still not fully inclusive) changes to this policy, discuss continued advocacy needed to move toward reconciliation and reparations with queer communities when it comes to donating blood, and - demystify the blood donation process with the hopes of engaging the LGBTQ+ community with the Red Cross From 6:00pm to 6:30pm, participants will be invited to visit the Maine Family Planning’s and Frannie Peabody’s resource tables as well as the Sampson Center’s LGBTQIA+ archive downstairs and its literature table. Refreshments will be provided. To register, check out our bio, the QR code, or the link in the flyer.