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In reversal, transgender sports referendum won't be on Maine's fall ballot
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (15+ words) Secretary of State Shenna Bellows had ruled that the ballot question would appear before voters....
Let discovery proceed in Hyde School case | Opinion
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (464+ words) Britt Di Giacomo is a writer, former Hyde School student and MFA graduate of Manhattanville College. Her forthcoming novel, "FORGE," explores teen trauma. The federal lawsuit brought by former Hyde School student Jessica Fuller is now at a critical stage....
Are the right questions being asked on the transgender ballot issue? | Opinion
2+ week, 2+ day ago (16+ words) Maybe the question's supporters should channel their energies into becoming true advocates for girls' sports instead....
Transgender athlete measure is about fairness | Letter
2+ week, 5+ day ago (345+ words) Alicia Fiori of Lewiston argues in favor of the Maine values of caring for neighbors, and not getting involved in private affairs (Transgender athletes measure goes against Maine values," May 3). These values, she argues, allow transgender people to compete in…...
Transgender athletes bill goes against Maine values | Opinion
3+ week, 1+ day ago (102+ words) This legislation is out of step with two philosophies that are quintessentially 'Maine.' You care for your neighbors and friends. You don't get involved in people's private business....
Aroostook County loses trans-friendly primary care
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (730+ words) Health experts say Maine Family Planning's clinics were northern Maine's safest option for transgender patients....
Maine Democrats wrong on trans athletes debate | Letter
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (191+ words) Maine Democrats will not move from a bad position. They are holding true to the sunk-cost fallacy. Testimony was given for the Legislature to enact "An Act to Designate School Sports Participation and Facilities by Sex" without a vote of…...
Hysteria has displaced common sense on transgender athletes question | Letter
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (176+ words) No person in the United States shall, on bias of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal assistance " Those words, written and passed…...
Pride is resistance " and community | Column
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (433+ words) Last weekend on the Brunswick Town Mall, the largest crowd to date gathered to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride as Resistance. Thousands of people of all ages and from all walks of life were invited to channel their energy of unrest, anger,…...
UMaine professor looks for ghosts in Stephen King's work
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) It's 50-plus years of manuscripts, letters and film treatments. It also includes some of his sons' manuscripts " Owen King and Joe Hill " and Tabitha King's manuscripts. Given how much there is, it's actually a pretty compact space. They revamped the…...