Maine legislature rejects bill to keep trans athletes out of girls' sports amid growing conflict on issue

The Maine Senate voted against bill LD 1134, which would have kept biologically male trans athletes out of girls' sports, on Thursday. 

The rejection comes amid ongoing resistance by the state's Democrat leadership against President Donald Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order, which dates back to February. 

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a lawsuit against the state for refusing to sign an agreement to keep girls' sports for females only. A federal judge on Tuesday set a trial date of April 1, 2026, for that lawsuit. 

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