Maine girls to speak out on trans athletes as parents revive ballot push on eve of Senate election
Maine high school girls will speak publicly about competing against transgender athletes as nearly 5,000 new ballot initiative signatures are submitted.
TL;DR
- Parents are submitting nearly 5,000 signatures for a ballot initiative to restrict transgender athletes in girls' sports and facilities.
- The initiative aims to base sports participation and facility access on sex as recorded on birth certificates.
- This is a renewed effort after a previous petition fell short by 532 signatures.
- The news conference and signature submission occur just before Maine's Senate election.
- The issue previously gained national attention when a transgender athlete won a girls' pole-vault championship and led to a dispute between former President Trump and Governor Janet Mills.