US sues Maine over Trump executive order on transgender athletes

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The Trump administration sued Maine on Wednesday, escalating its conflict with the state for refusing to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports.

The lawsuit alleges that Maine is violating Title IX, which affords legal protection against sex discrimination, by allowing transgender female athletes to participate in girls’ and women’s sports.

The lawsuit cites two instances in which transgender athletes won girls’ competitions, including a pole vaulter who won the state indoor track and field state championships in February.

When asked on Wednesday whether it’s worth the department’s resources to sue Maine over two athletes, US Attorney General Pam Bondi replied, “I don’t care if it’s one. I don’t care if it’s two. I don’t care if it’s 100.” Bondi said the department is also probing transgender issues in other states including Minnesota and California.

Maine Governor Janet Mills said in a statement on Wednesday that the suit was an example of US President Donald Trump trying to impose his will on state governments. “This matter has never been about school sports or the protection of women and girls, as has been claimed, it is about states’ rights and defending the rule of law against a federal government bent on imposing its will, instead of upholding the law,” Mills said. “Let today serve as a warning to all states: Maine might be among the first to draw the ire of the Federal government in this way, but we will not be the last.”

The majority of Americans do not support transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports, polling shows.

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