This holiday season, the Maui Ocean Center will be a collection center for a toy drive that benefits Maui's at-risk youth. The Ocean Center is teaming with Maui Pride, Maui United Way, Friends of the Children's Justice Center, and numerous other non-profits to help make Christmas merrier for Maui kids of all ages. “We are very grateful for the hard work and dedication … [Read more...] about Maui Ocean Center hosting toy drive for island youth
Maui Pride
Outwod Group Fitness Event at Maui CrossFit Extreme
There’s an Outwod Group Fitness Event at Maui CrossFit Extreme on Monday, Nov. 6. Outwood is a nationwide fitness collective that promotes fitness events for the LGBTQ community members and friends. For their inaugural Maui event, they’re promoting this safe and inclusive fitness event at Maui CrossFit Extreme. Proceeds will benefit Maui Pride. Register online. $25. 5-7pm. Maui … [Read more...] about Outwod Group Fitness Event at Maui CrossFit Extreme
Maui Pride Festival
The 2017 Maui Pride Festival runs from Friday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 8. This year, there’ll be a Maui Pride Film Festival at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, a Beatles Tribute and sing-a-long, a Pajama Party at Kono’s on the Green, Maui Pride Day at Trinity Episcopal Church By-the-Sea, drag shows and lots more. There’ll be plenty of chances to mingle and celebrate equality … [Read more...] about Maui Pride Festival
‘Equal Means Equal’ – What to expect at the 2017 Maui Pride Festival
In the Brat Pack classic The Breakfast Club, students from diverse backgrounds come together to realize they share many common feelings and problems. In the iconic movie, the brain, the athlete, the basketcase, the princess and the criminal face similar judgments despite looking like they have nothing in common. Like the kids in the movie, the members of the LGBTQ+ community … [Read more...] about ‘Equal Means Equal’ – What to expect at the 2017 Maui Pride Festival
What it’s like to be transgender in America, and on Maui, in 2017
By Danielle M. Bergan When MauiTime asked me to write an article on trans-rights and transphobia, it sent thoughts racing through my head at light speed. There’s so much happening in and to our Trans community in the summer of 2017 and most of it is a clear and present danger to who we are not just as citizens, but as human beings. Backtracking a bit, when I began my … [Read more...] about What it’s like to be transgender in America, and on Maui, in 2017