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Posted inNation & World
Arkansas Republican governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban
However, the measure could still be enacted if the majority of the House and Senate override the veto.
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Posted inNation & World
Pentagon reverses Trump transgender military ban, issues new rules to broaden access
The new department regulations allow transgender people who meet military standards to enlist and serve openly in their self-identified gender.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: After decades of struggle, a place for LGBTQ+ Mainers to call home
The Equality Community Center has purchased its own building in the heart of downtown Portland.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Girls’ sports in Maine don’t need trans athlete ban
The Legislature is considering a heavy-handed fix to an invented problem.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Arkansas passes bill restricting access to medical treatments for transgender children
The legislation – titled ‘Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act’ – is the first to pass among a series of similar bills introduced by Republican lawmakers in more than 17 states.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Women’s hard-won rights should not be discarded for trans rights
In her letter of March 22 (“Transgender girls deserve to participate equally in sports”) Emma Raven writes, “If you support LD 926, you support the suicide attempts of young trans girls in Maine.” Such hyperbole, which relies on emotionally charged threats rather than reason, is familiar to those who dare to suggest that perhaps women’s […]
Posted inNation & World
A first: U.S. Senate confirms openly transgender doctor for key post
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is one of 2 Republicans to vote in favor of confirming former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Transgender girls deserve to participate equally in sports
LD 926, the “Act To Ban Biological Males from Participating in Women’s Sports,” is harmful to children and undermines interscholastic and intramural sports programs. Anyone who grew up in Maine, or has raised, taught or coached children here, understands what our sports programs do for students. Kids make and develop friendships at practice and gain […]
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Sports
Groups vow to stop Maine bill to ban transgender youths from sports
Republican Rep. Beth O’Connor of Berwick submits a bill that would ‘ban biological males from participating in women’s sports.’