#StandStrongMaine! Two #Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How #Trump Is Trying to Pressure #Maine Into Obedience.

by Callie Ferguson and Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News, and Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica
March 11, 2025, 2:45 p.m. EDT
Co-published with Bangor Daily News

Reporting Highlights

- Trump vs. Maine: After an exchange between Maine’s governor and President Donald Trump over transgender girls competing in girls’ sports, several federal agencies launched investigations.
- University Funding Halted: A federal agency investigating the University of Maine System has not yet issued any findings. But on Tuesday [March 11th], the university said the agency had halted research funding.
- Big Response, Few Students: Only two transgender girls in Maine are competing this school year. Six federal agencies now have their sights on the state.

Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-trump-janet-mills-transgender-girls-sports-education-social-security

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/vny6L
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#USPol #Government
#LGBTQ #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #MaineResists #Resistance