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Maine House speaker deletes X account

Maine House speaker deletes X account after censuring lawmaker opposed to transgender athletes in girls sports

The Maine House of Representatives' Democratic speaker, Ryan Fecteau, deleted his X account days after censuring Republican Rep. Laurel Libby.

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Maine House votes to censure lawmaker over social media posts showing transgender minor

The 75-70 vote largely fell along party lines, with Democrats in support and Republicans opposed. But Rep. Laurel Libby of Auburn refused to apologize.

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Will public opinion shift on transgender athletes in Maine sports?

A recently released Gallup poll that surveyed 1,000 people showed around 70% are against trans athletes competing outside of the gender they were assigned at birth.

Iowa, trans people and Maine Human Rights Act

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Here's how transgender rights are protected under Maine and federal law

"It's been 20 years that we've been protecting on the basis of gender identity. It's not new. It's not radical," says Kit Thomson Crossman, executive director of the Maine Human Rights Commission.

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Iowa lawmakers vote to remove trans people’s civil rights protections

The Iowa Senate and House debated for several hours before passing the legislation overwhelmingly along party lines. The governor is expected to sign the bill.

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Businesses express support for LGBTQ+ Iowans as new law will end transgender civil rights

Businesses in Des Moines have expressed support for LGBTQ+ and nonbinary Iowans as state ends transgender civil rights protection.

Tuberville: Maine governor was ‘being a total ass’ to Trump over transgender athletes

Maine Gov. Janet Mills was “being a total ass” when she defied President Trump during a heated confrontation at the White ...

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What we know about the dispute over transgender athletes between Maine’s governor and the Trump administration

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to strip Maine of its federal funding if it refuses to comply with his executive ...

Cumberland divided: Maine Governor Mills’s stand against Trump on transgender athletes splits a small town

The town of Cumberland, Maine — about 20 miles north of Portland — has landed at the heart of the battle between President ...

Transgender rights debate takes shape in Legislature as Maine faces federal pressure

Maine lawmakers are preparing to debate several bills to restrict the rights of transgender students in schools — a subject of intense debate following a Trump administration executive order to ban ...

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‘See you in court.’ Trump, Maine governor clash in tense exchange at White House

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills clashed Friday at the White House over the president's threat to withhold federal funds from states that allow transgender athletes ...