Maine Democrats Want to Amend State Constitution to Codify Allowing Trans Athletes in Girls’ SportsKatherine Hamilton 21 Apr 2025
Maine Democrats want to amend the state constitution to permanently allow transgender-identifying males to compete in female sports.
Maine’s Democrat House Majority voted on Thursday to pass a bill that would codify the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) in the state’s constitution. The proposed bill, LD 260, passed with a slim majority and will ultimately need two-thirds majority in both chambers before it can go before voters, Fox News reported.
State officials have cited the MHRA in their ongoing dispute with the Trump administration over its allowance of males in female sports and spaces. MHRA is the state’s anti-discrimination law, and lawmakers added “gender identity” protections in 2021.
“Our position is that Title IX, consistent with the Maine Human Rights Act, so both federal and state law, supports that trans girls will be able to participate in high school sports consistent with their gender identity,” Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey said in a recent CNN interview. “So my contention is Maine is following Title IX, Maine is following the Maine Human Rights Act.”
At the same time, Maine Republicans are working to strip “gender identity” from the law.
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