Emma Zimmerman

New York

Writer and Journalist at Freelance

Writer & journalist ~ BODY SONGS (penguin) forthcoming 2026 ~ she/her

Articles

Will Maine laws protect trans youth? Advocates think so. - The Boston Globe

Mar 15, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Emma Zimmerman

Still, no amount of time could prepare thirteen-year-old Jake or his mother, Allison (both mother and son have requested pseudonyms to protect their identities), for the recent slew of political threats to transgender children.
Advocates concerned but confident Maine laws will protect trans youth

Mar 10, 2025 | sunjournal.com | Emma Zimmerman

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Advocates concerned but confident Maine laws will protect trans youth

Mar 10, 2025 | pressherald.com | Emma Zimmerman

Some days, Jake looks up at his mother and says he’s broken. Other days, he borrows language from the insults hurled at him by middle-school peers, and says he wishes he were “a real boy.”Jake has identified as transgender for as long as he can remember; at 2 years old, he pointed to his mother’s pregnant stomach and declared that he was soon to be a big brother.
Advocates concerned but confident Maine laws will protect trans youth

Mar 9, 2025 | newscentermaine.com | Emma Zimmerman

MAINE, USA — Some days, Jake looks up at his mother and says he’s broken. Other days, he borrows language from the insults hurled at him by middle-school peers, and says he wishes he were “a real boy.” Jake has identified as transgender for as long as he can remember; at two years old, he pointed to his mother’s pregnant stomach and declared that he was soon to be a big brother.
Advocates concerned but confident Maine laws will protect trans youth

Mar 9, 2025 | newscentermaine.com | Emma Zimmerman

MAINE, USA — Some days, Jake looks up at his mother and says he’s broken. Other days, he borrows language from the insults hurled at him by middle-school peers, and says he wishes he were “a real boy.” Jake has identified as transgender for as long as he can remember; at two years old, he pointed to his mother’s pregnant stomach and declared that he was soon to be a big brother.
Advocates confident Maine laws will protect trans youth

Mar 9, 2025 | themainemonitor.org | Emma Zimmerman

Some days, Jake looks up at his mother and says he’s broken. Other days, he borrows language from the insults hurled at him by middle-school peers, and says he wishes he were “a real boy.” Jake has identified as transgender for as long as he can remember; at two years old, he pointed to his mother’s pregnant stomach and declared that he was soon to be a big brother.
Maine clinics see high demand for birth control ahead of Trump term

Jan 19, 2025 | centralmaine.com | Emma Zimmerman

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Maine clinics see high demand for birth control ahead of Trump term

Jan 19, 2025 | pressherald.com | Emma Zimmerman

Calls started coming into Maine Family Planning clinics on Nov. 5, and they haven’t stopped. In the wake of Donald Trump’s reelection, Mainers across the state have been making appointments to get IUDs and implants, forms of long-lasting birth control, out of concern that the new administration could limit access to contraceptives. “It’s been non-stop,” says Shasta Newenheim, regional manager for Maine Family Planning, a nonprofit with eighteen clinics across the state.
Maine clinics see high demand for birth control

Jan 19, 2025 | themainemonitor.org | Emma Zimmerman

Calls started coming into Maine Family Planning clinics on November 5, and they haven’t stopped. In the wake of Trump’s re-election, Mainers across the state have been making appointments to get IUDs and implants, forms of long-lasting birth control, out of concern that the new administration could limit access to contraceptives. “It’s been non-stop,” says Shasta Newenheim, regional manager for Maine Family Planning, a nonprofit with eighteen clinics across the state.
Abortion funds take on bigger role in Maine, nationwide as access shifts

Dec 8, 2024 | pressherald.com | Emma Zimmerman

On a Thursday morning in mid-October, Abbie Strout-Bentes, executive director of SAFE Maine, sat in a small room in a shared office space in Augusta. The room lingered in a state of unpacking, cardboard boxes stacked in a corner.