Maine - Anti-trans Maine lawmaker regains right to vote

Nick Rummell

Courthouse News Service

State Rep. Laurel Libby (Minot, Auburn)

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ezs note:  As much as I despise her views, State Rep. Laurel Libby does have this right.  But, heck, she only held a difference of  171  votes.  Come Election Day, let's move her from State Rep to barking loon.

national/world - Supreme Court backs Republican lawmaker in Maine who was punished for transgender athlete remarks

Lawrence Hurley

NBC News

Minot, ME

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ezs note:  That's OK.  It's her right.  Just be sure that, come Election Day, she's turned into former Rep. Laurel Libby.

national/world - Down East school district rescinds transgender protections

Bill Trotter

WGME

Winter Harbor, ME

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ezs note:  Mainers - Billy Bob Faulkingham.  Uh, need I say more??? 😂

national/world - USDA agrees to not freeze Maine nutrition funds over transgender athletes

Nate Raymond

USA Today

Augusta, ME

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ezs note:  Oh, Donald, how big of you.  It would have been better if you never contemplated this boneheaded idiocy to begin with!!!

national/world - 1st transgender woman to compete in Miss Maine USA

Staff

The Piscataquis Observer

Bangor, ME

(Penobscot County)

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national/world - Federal judge unfreezes Maine's funds in transgender athlete case against USDA

Ryan Minnaugh

KOMO

Byron, ME (r)

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national/world - John Oliver highlights Maine in trans athletes segment

Christopher Burns

Bangor Daily News

John Oliver

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Maine - Maine school officials won’t comply with Trump administration agreement to bar transgender athletes

Patrick Whittle

AP

Dresden, ME (r)

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ezs note:  go Maine!!!

national/world - Hundreds turn out for trans students’ rights as Maine faces federal compliance countdown

Eesha Pendharkar

Maine Morning Star

Greely High School

Cumberland, ME

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national/world - Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.

Callie Ferguson, Erin Rhoda, Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen

ProPublica

Augusta, ME

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Maine - Maine was found guilty of violating Title IX. What does that mean, and what happens next?

Eeshaa Pendharkar

Maine Morning Star

Dexter, ME (1909) (r)

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national/world - Trump threatens to withhold federal funding over Maine transgender athletes, DEI programs

Staff/AP

News Center Maine

Mercer, ME (r)

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Maine - Dahlia Verrill, Falmouth: Advocate for trans athletes aims ‘to bridge divides and build community’

Steve Craig

Portland Press Herald

Falmouth, ME (1917)

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national/world - Winslow town manager resigns, citing hateful comments because she is transgender

Anna Coon

WGME

Winslow, ME

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ezs note:  Seth Moulton - THIS is why, dimwit!!!  RESIGN!!!

Seth Moulton's office (Salem, MA) - 978-531-1669

Tom Suozzi's office (Glen Cove, NY) - 516-861-1070 

national/world - Lawsuit over Brewer School Department’s transgender policy dismissed

Marie Weidmayer

Bangor Daily News

Brewer, ME

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Maine - Shawn McBreairty’s widow to continue lawsuit over Brewer schools’ transgender policy

Marie Weidmayer

Bangor Daily News

Brewer, ME

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ezs note:  While I do feel for Ms. McBreairty's loss of her husband, please, let this go.  While it may feel good for a short time,  it will only cause rancor and suffering.

national/world - LGBTQ Dems stress importance of representation, allyship in Harris-Walz ticket

Jacob Fischler, Emma Davis

Maine Morning Star

Milbridge, ME (r)

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Maine - Maine school district reinstates policy to protect transgender children

Anna Coon

WGME

Waldoboro, ME

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ezs note:  VICTORY!!! 👥😀

Maine - Maine school district will vote on whether to restore transgender protections

Jules Walkup

Bangor Daily News

 Warren, ME

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ezs note:  Maine residents of Warren, Union, Friendship, Washington and Waldoboro - if you have any opportunity to attend the meeting, go and speak your mind!  They don't have to vote with you, but they DO have to listen to you.

Maine - Transgender Maine veteran describes receiving gender-affirming care

Staff

WMTW

Minot, ME

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