Main Transathlete Battle: Dem seeking to constitutionalize transinclusion
A Democrat majority in the Maine House voted to pass a codified bill Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) in the state’s constitution on Thursday.
The MHRA was a state tent pole law that allowed trans athletes in women’s sports. Continuous feud It concerns President Donald Trump’s administration and this issue.
The law was amended four years ago to add gender identity as a protected class, specifically stated that denying equal opportunities to participate in sports is discrimination against education. Last year, the Main Principal Association updated its policy to allow athletes to compete with the genders they identified.
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The proposed bill to constitutionalize the MHRA was passed by a mere simple majority in the House on Thursday, but will require a two-thirds of majority in both rooms before going before voters.
Meanwhile, Republican minorities in the House support the proposal to remove the term “gender identity” from the MHRA.
The vote came one day after the US Department of Justice submitted Litigation against the nation for the continued rebellion of Trump’s executive order “protecting men from women’s sports.” Maine has faced vast federal pressure over the past two months, refusing to comply with two federal investigations, a USDA freeze on funding and now official litigation.
But the Democratic leaders in the state, led by Gov. Janet Mills, are ignoring Trump and working hard on their commitment to ensuring biologically male trans athletes are still able to participate in women’s sports and enter girls’ locker rooms.
The MHRA was the central law Democrats relied on to justify their rebellious stance.
Maine Attorney General Aaron Fray justified his violation with Trump in his state by citing the MHRA in an interview with CNN on Wednesday.
“Our position is that Title IX, which is consistent with Maine Human Rights Act, supports both federal and state laws that allow Trans girls to participate in high school sports that match their gender identity,” Frey said. “So my point is that Maine follows Title IX, and Maine follows Maine’s human rights law.”
Fox News Digital I got it previously Statements from the Main Principal Association and Main School Management District 51 cite the MHRA for their refusal to comply with Trump’s executive order.
“The Maine Principal Association is bound by laws including the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), and participation policies reflect that,” the official said. “We cannot sign a resolution agreement that requires us to create new policies that violate the law and the MHRA.”
Main School Management District 51, home to Greeley High School, pointed to Maine Human Rights Act, which allowed trans athletes to incite national controversy and compete for athletes after winning the women’s pole vault competition in February.
“The MSAD #51 Board of Directors is guided by our district’s mission, vision and core values, including promoting a safe, compassionate, ethical learning environment where each person is treated with respect and fairness.
However, the majority of Maine residents disagree with allowing trans athletes to participate in women’s sports.
a Surveys by research The American Parents Union found that of around 600 registered Maine voters, 63% said school sports participation should be based on biological sex, while 66% agreed that “it’s fair to limit women’s sports to biological women.”
The poll also found that 60% of residents support a voting measure that restricts participation in Women and girls’ sports Biological women. This included 64% of parents with children under the age of 18 and 66% of parents.
And while Maine’s Democratic leadership has refused to follow Trump’s executive orders, one school district has taken the issue into its own hands and is opposed to the nation anyway.
MSAD #70 Education Committee He voted unanimously on Monday night to comply with Title IX, saying, “We recognize only two genders: biological males and biological females, and that all private spaces are separated by biological sex.”
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MSAD #70 coach Tyler Putnam told Fox News Digital the vote has directed the district’s policies to amend trans athletes to prevent them from competing in women’s sports.
“Like many people in Maine, our board follows the spread and national communication between the federal government and the state. We hope that both sides will work together to support local school districts like us,” Putnam said.
“The top priority for the board and staff is to provide students with education that will positively impact the future of our great state and nation.”
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