Maine
Maine House gives initial approval to bill to bar transgender girls from women’s sports
AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) – The Maine House of Representatives is closely divided over whether transgender women and girls should participate in girls’ and women’s sports.
On Friday, the House passed LD 233, a bill to bar transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports at any school that receives state funding.
Earlier in the day, a vote to reject the bill failed by a vote of 70 to 73. The House then voted to pass the bill as amended.
Next, it will go to the Senate, where a similar bill previously failed.
This comes as the legislature considers several bills related to transgender athletes. So far, five of the eight proposals have failed, including one bill that would remove a protection against gender discrimination from the Maine Human Rights Act.
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