The battle with the Trump administration Maine Within a pine tree state, we are approaching two months as trans athletes continue to compete with biological women.
Maine officials filed a lawsuit Monday against the USDA (USDA) in response to the agency’s decision. Freeze funds to states that refused to reverse their trans athlete participation policy in schools.
The state has been under federal pressure for months to protect female athletes from trans-inclusion after several controversial incidents, including a continuing feud between trans-athletes and President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills.
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“We need to resolve the dispute in Maine and the administration’s interpretation of Title IX,” Sen. R-Maine Sen. Susan Collins wrote in an X post Friday. (Rich Boschne/Seacostson Line)
But Sen. Susan Collins, R. Maine, understands both sides of the coin and wants to finish it all.
“Conflicts of how Maine and the Administration’s Interpretation of Title IX should be resolved” Collins It started with X post on friday. “I agree with the federal government’s position that biological men should not compete in athletics for girls and women. The opposing policy violates the original intent behind Title IX.
“Transgender people deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. However, it does not change the fact that Title IX mandated equal access to athletic resources and facilities based on sex, as it is not based on gender identity.
The Department of Education has launched a state investigation due to the issue.
Sen. Susan Collins of R-Maine will address the press in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania on November 6, 2022. (Mark Makera/Getty Images)
The Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office (OCR) introduced the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday. Allow trans athletes Competing in girls’ sports.
That’s Second introduction to DOJ The state’s educational institutions have faced the issue over the past month after introducing the Main Principal Association and the MDOE, Greeley High School, on March 28th.
Maine was one of many states openly opposed the order after Trump signed an executive order to ban trans athletes from women and girls’ sports on February 5th.
The state disparities regarding state trans-inclusion became clear when Maine Assemblyman Laurel Libby identified the trans-athletes in a social media post that month that won the Paul Vault Girls at Greeley High School. Libby was then condemned by the state legislature.
Sen. Susan Collins of R-Maine will speak at the Senate Budget Hearing on November 20, 2024, to examine disaster funding needs. (image)
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Libby filed a lawsuit last month. This calls for her to restore her rights to vote and speak. She was originally told that if she apologized for the post, she would restore her rights. Libby said she wouldn’t apologize, but she said she was willing to file a lawsuit if her accusations were dropped.
Jackson Thompson of Fox News contributed to this report.
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