Up For A Vote!

“Privilege is never having your basic rights up for debate.”

Well here we go again are rights are up for a vote again, this time in Maine!

Maine referendum regarding school sports gets public hearing in state legislature

The measure would require all Maine schools to designate sports teams, bathrooms and locker rooms by a student's assigned gender at birth.

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Cameron Lobley

April 14, 2026

The Maine State Legislature's Judiciary Committee was holding a public hearing on Tuesday morning on the only statewide referendum question appearing on this year's ballot: "An act to designate school sports participation and facilities by sex."

The measure, a citizen initiative introduced by the group Protect Girls Sports in Maine (PGS), would bar transgender students from competing in school sports teams that align with their gender identity. It would also prevent transgender students from using athletic facilities that align with their gender identity.

Instead, participation and use of facilities would align with the sex on the student's birth certificate.

The ballot question, as drafted, reads: "Do you want to change civil rights and education laws to require public schools to restrict access to bathrooms and sports based on the gender on the child's original birth certificate and allow students to sue the schools?"

You know this totally doesn't make sense to me!

#1 In Maine you can change you birth certificate with a letter from a doctor!

#2 By banning trans people from sports you are denying us:

• Life skills” development (this is where “leadership” comes in)
• Teamwork (working toward shared goals)
• Discipline (practice schedules, training commitment)
• Leadership (captains organizing teammates, motivating others)
• Time management (balancing school and practice)
• Responsibility (showing up prepared, accountability to a team)
• Resilience (handling failure, competition, and setbacks)

They say it is because of girl that got injured by a trans girl last year in Maine. But last year there were between 3,700 and 7,500 volleyball head injuries. but now with one injury, they want to ban us instead of protecting the 7,000 other injuries