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Maine House speaker deletes X account

Maine House speaker deletes X account after censuring lawmaker opposed to transgender athletes in girls sports

The Maine House of Representatives' Democratic speaker, Ryan Fecteau, deleted his X account days after censuring Republican Rep. Laurel Libby.

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Maine House censures GOP lawmaker who posted photos of transgender student

Maine’s Democrat-controlled House voted Tuesday evening to censure a Republican lawmaker who posted photos on their Facebook page of a transgender high school student. The state House voted 75-70

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Maine House votes to censure lawmaker over social media posts showing transgender minor

The 75-70 vote largely fell along party lines, with Democrats in support and Republicans opposed. But Rep. Laurel Libby of Auburn refused to apologize.

Iowa, Transgender and Pass Bill

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Here's how transgender rights are protected under Maine and federal law

"It's been 20 years that we've been protecting on the basis of gender identity. It's not new. It's not radical," says Kit Thomson Crossman, executive director of the Maine Human Rights Commission.

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Iowa Republicans Pass Bill To Remove Transgender Civil Rights Protections

Iowa’s Republican-controlled state legislature passed a bill on Thursday that would remove gender identity as a protected class in the state’s civil rights code. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds is expected as soon as Thursday evening to sign the bill into law,

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Iowa Passes Bill That Will Remove Protections for Transgender People

Civil rights and LGBT advocates say the Iowa bill would leave the transgender community vulnerable to discrimination. The bill aims to abolish gender identity as a protected class

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Maine state rep ‘exploring options’ to regain voice after censure over transgender athlete post

Silenced for refusing to apologize for a social media post pointing out trans athlete who won girls' competition, Maine Rep.

Tuberville: Maine governor was ‘being a total ass’ to Trump over transgender athletes

Maine Gov. Janet Mills was “being a total ass” when she defied President Trump during a heated confrontation at the White ...

Cumberland divided: Maine Governor Mills’s stand against Trump on transgender athletes splits a small town

The town of Cumberland, Maine — about 20 miles north of Portland — has landed at the heart of the battle between President ...

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‘See you in court.’ Trump, Maine governor clash in tense exchange at White House

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills clashed Friday at the White House over the president's threat to withhold federal funds from states that allow transgender athletes ...

Some in Auburn, Minot support for Rep. Laurel Libby despite Maine House censure

Residents react to Tuesday night's Maine House of Representatives vote to censure Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, for posting ...

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Gov. Mills' office denies that Maine staffer swore at White House official

The Mills administration is denying allegations that the governor's chief of staff swore at a White House official.

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Maine governor 'should want to protect women and women's sports,' Sen Marsha Blackburn says

Tenn., reacted to the public spat between Maine Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump on "Fox News Live" on Sunday.

Support grows for Maine student-athlete at center of transgender debate

A group of 30 state and national organizations has condemned elected officials for posts about a Greely High School student ...

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