Maine lawmaker Rep. Laurel Libby is standing by a controversial social media post criticizing the state’s policy allowing transgender students to compete in school sports. The post includes photos of a high school athlete who competed as a boy last year and won a girls state championship this year. Despite a request from House Speaker Ryan Fecteau to remove the post, Libby refuses, arguing that female athletes deserve a level playing field.
Fecteau condemned Libby’s post, stating that politicians should not use children as political pawns. The post generated over 44,000 comments and was shared over 8,000 times, with some supporting the idea that biological boys should not compete in girls’ sports while others criticized Libby for potentially putting the student at risk for bullying.
The debate over transgender athletes is ongoing in Maine and nationwide, with Rep. Richard Campbell introducing a bill that would prohibit transgender girls from participating in female sports. Maine allows transgender student athletes to compete on teams aligned with their sex assigned at birth or their gender identity, but not both.
Despite President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for a ban on transgender athletes in sports, Maine’s policies remain in place. The Maine Principals’ Association, which oversees high school sports, will continue to follow the law regarding gender identity. The issue has sparked division among lawmakers and residents, with some advocating for fairness in competition and others supporting inclusion for transgender athletes.
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