Courts
Maine state rep appeals censure ruling after her public defense of fairness in girls’ sportsMaine state Rep. Laurel Libby filed an emergency appeal with the First Circuit Court of Appeals this week in response to another ruling upholding her censure in the Maine House… Read More
Culture
Biological male to compete against Bill Belichick’s girlfriend in Miss Maine USA beauty pageantFormer NFL coach Bill Belichick’s 24-year-old girlfriend is facing off against a man in this year’s Miss Maine USA contest. Isabelle St. Cyr, also 24, is a transgender-identifying male from… Read More
Government
DOJ sues Maine over state’s refusal to enforce ban on males in female sports(Daily Caller News Foundation) – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Maine after it refused several… Read More
Government
Maine sues USDA for pausing nonessential funding over transgender athletesMaine is doubling down on allowing transgender athletes to compete against girls. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey filed a complaint in a Bangor federal court on Monday, arguing that the… Read More
Government
USDA says it’s freezing some Maine funding over transgender athlete battleMaine is facing further consequences for allowing male transgender-identifying athletes to compete in women’s sports. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this week it has frozen some funding for… Read More
Politics
Maine secretary of state who tried to keep Trump off the ballot running for governorA politician who attempted to remove President Donald Trump from the Maine 2024 Republican primary ballot wants to be governor of the blue state. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows last week… Read More
Government
Maine won’t comply with Trump on trans athletes, even though most Mainers oppose males in girls’ sportsTen days after the Trump administration singled out Maine for allowing men in women’s sports, the liberal state is refusing to comply with federal policy. Earlier this month, the U.S. Read More
Politics
Trans lawmaker says Dems should welcome differing views of transgenderismRep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, doesn’t want to see the Democratic Party lose support due to an overly dogmatic approach to transgender issues. McBride, a transgender woman and the first transgender… Read More
Public Education
Maine girl who finished second to transgender athlete for state title says her dream was ‘unfairly shattered’After finishing second to a transgender-identifying athlete for a state championship, one Maine girl is speaking out. Freeport High senior Kessa Benner recently penned an op-ed… Read More
Government
Federal investigation: Maine violated Title IX by allowing male athletes in girls’ sportsMaine is violating the civil rights of girls when it allows biological males to compete in girls’ divisions of sports. That is according to the U.S. Department of Health and… Read More
Government
Trump admin pauses funding for University of Maine due to state’s transgender athlete policyPresident Donald Trump made a promise – and he’s keeping it. After vowing to withhold federal funding from Maine due to the state allowing male transgender-identifying athletes to compete in… Read More
Politics
Maine governor faces recall effort over transgender policy(The Center Square) – Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is facing a recall effort from critics of her transgender policies, but the citizen-led campaign is unlikely to result in her… Read More
Government
Maine Legislature has bipartisan support for trans athlete ban among rank-and-file, says Dem repA majority of Maine’s state legislators likely oppose transgender-identifying males competing in women’s sports, according to one Democratic lawmaker. Freshman state Rep. Dave Rollins, D-Augusta, whose daughter Katie played college… Read More
Government
Maine Republicans back censured rep as national support for protecting girls’ sports growsAfter Maine Democrats censured a Republican lawmaker for opposing transgender-identifying athletes competing in girls’ sports, the GOP is fighting back with a messaging bill. State Rep. Liz Caruso, R-Caratunk, plans… Read More
Government
Maine House censures rep who called out transgender athlete, strips her voting rights and demands apologyA Republican in the Maine House of Representatives can no longer vote on legislation – for now. The Maine House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, this… Read More
Culture
California girls’ basketball team trounced in playoff game without transgender playerA girls’ high school basketball team was without its best player in the playoffs and it lost badly. San Francisco Waldorf School was without star player Henry Hanlon, a transgender-identifying… Read More
Government
Trump promises to withhold federal funding from Maine after trans athlete wins two girls’ track state titlesPresident Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal funding from Maine amid reports that a transgender-identifying athlete won two state titles at a girls’ indoor track and field state championship… Read More
Government
Maine law firm tells public schools to destroy immigration records to resist ICEA liberal law firm in Maine is advising public schools on how they can “shield” illegal immigrants and refuse to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The advice from Drummond… Read More
Public Education
Maine transgender cross country runner named to girls’ all-state teamA transgender-identifying girls’ cross-country runner was recently named to an all-state team in Maine, one of many decorations the athlete has received in high school girls’ athletics. Maine Trust for… Read More
Public Education
Maine public university gender studies prof to teach course about bathroomsA public university in Maine will offer a course about bathrooms in the new year, taught by a gender studies professor. University of Maine at Augusta is offering the class, “An… Read More