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New mental health practice is first of its kind for Maine’s LGBTQ community

PORTLAND, Maine — It wasn’t until 1987 that the American Psychiatric Association’s most commonly cited manual stopped referring to homosexuality as a mental disorder or “disturbance.” Many gay, lesbian, transgender and queer-identified people still routinely cite stigma or discrimination from accessing health services today. But in Maine’s largest city, a new therapeutic center is bridging that gap.

 

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