PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH — A new scholarship at the Maine Community Foundation will support LGBTQ+ youth and allies in pursuit of post-secondary studies. The Parsons Scholarship Fund for LGBTQ+ Youth and Allies honors the late Betsy Parsons, a longtime Portland teacher and a fierce advocate of LGBTQ+ rights. Parsons taught English for 30 years and was one of the earliest teachers in Maine to publicly identify as a lesbian.
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Wed, 01/19/2022 - 12:41pm
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