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Supreme Court rules against ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ kids
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (430+ words) WASHINGTON "The Supreme Courton Tuesday ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the…...
Feds investigating Maine’s practice of placing transgender inmates in women’s prison
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (480+ words) Maine is one of two states being investigated over their practice of housing transgender inmates at women's prisons. Gov. Janet Mills and California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday were notified that a U.S. Justice Department investigation will seek to determine if…...
Chuck Norris could have made it onto the Maine state flag. What about now? | Column
1+ week, 3+ day ago (275+ words) Two years ago, Mainers spent " and, in the end, wasted " a lot of time talking about whether the Maine state flag should feature a realistic looking pine tree or one that looks like a literal cookie cutter. Today I have…...
Trump administration resorts to cruel anti-trans agenda | Letter
2+ week, 1+ day ago (289+ words) Now that Republican policies on immigration, the economy and foreign wars have proven unpopular, the current regime is turning, once again, to its tried-and-true culture-war issue:" hatred of transgender people."Let's be clear, this is an issue that was manufactured…...
Still advocating for protection of women’s rights in athletics | Letter
4+ week, 2+ day ago (242+ words) Recently, Presidents Day was the one-year remembrance of a truly unfair outcome to a highschool sporting event at the highest level of any sport " the State Championships. It was theClass B Indoor Track and Field meet, where a female pole…...
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdown
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (683+ words) One of the complaints that drove the Trump administration to launch an investigation into a Maine school district this week alleged that a transgender athlete is competing on a girls cheerleading team. But the superintendent of the school district at…...
What could Supreme Court cases on trans athletes mean for Maine?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (590+ words) The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday that could have major implications for the rights of transgender students to compete in high school and college athletics. In Maine, where transgender athlete policies have brought the state into…...
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (852+ words) WASHINGTON "The Supreme Courton Tuesday appeared ready to deal another setback to transgender people and uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The court's conservative majority, which hasrepeatedly ruledagainst transgender Americans in the…...
Should bias be punishable by defunding? | Letter
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (277+ words) [TV Corporation for Public Broadcasting]FILE " An entrance to the Arizona PBS offices in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix is seen Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Katie Oyan, File) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/TV_Corporation_for_Public_Broadcasting_57146_436ccc.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/TV_Corporation_for_Public_Broadcasting_57146_436ccc.jpg?w=780" />Finding a…...
More than a third of states sue HHS over move to curtail youth gender-affirming care
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (646+ words) NEW YORK " A coalition of 19 states, including Maine, and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the'U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to'gender-affirming…...