Maine girls to speak out on trans athletes as parents revive ballot push on eve of Senate election

Parents in Maine are submitting nearly 5,000 additional signatures for a ballot initiative aimed at restricting transgender participation in girls’ sports and access to school facilities based on sex as recorded on birth certificates. This renewed effort follows a previous attempt that narrowly failed to qualify for the ballot, and it is scheduled to take place just before a closely watched Senate election. The initiative has drawn national attention, including a past confrontation between former President Trump and Governor Janet Mills over the state’s policies.

• Parents are submitting nearly 5,000 signatures for a ballot initiative to restrict transgender athletes in girls’ sports and facilities.
• The initiative aims to base sports participation and facility access on sex as recorded on birth certificates.
• This is a renewed effort after a previous petition fell short by 532 signatures.
• The news conference and signature submission occur just before Maine’s Senate election.
• The issue previously gained national attention when a transgender athlete won a girls’ pole-vault championship and led to a dispute between former President Trump and Governor Janet Mills.