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Category: Maine

  • Maine Mass Shooter Liked Anti-Trans Posts Online

    Rating: Transneutral, Advocate.com, October 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Maine Mass Shooter Liked Anti-Trans Posts Online The suspect in a Maine mass shooting, Robert Card, seems to have held extremist right-wing views, particularly against the transgender community, according to social media accounts appearing to be from him. The…

  • White House punts on 'yes or no answer' to transgender athletes playing female sports

    White House punts on ‘yes or no answer’ to transgender athletes playing female sports

    Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary White House punts on ‘yes or no answer’ to transgender athletes playing female sports The White House said Tuesday that “there is no yes or no answer” when asked whether it is fair that transgender athletes…

  • Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more

    Rating: Transneutral, ESPN, August 24, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive) (Video 3 archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more Since 2020, 23 states have passed laws restricting transgender athletes’ ability to participate in school sports in accordance with their gender identity.…

  • Maine Adds Gender Affirming Care To Youth-Consent Care At Age 16

    With many states passing laws targeting transgender youth with care bans, Maine has gone in the opposite direction. A new law has passed allowing trans youth to consent to care at 16. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, July 12, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • He’s The Trans Son Of An Anti-Trans Influencer. It’s His Turn To Speak.

    Renton Sinclair’s mother is a former Miss Illinois who wants to force trans people out of public life. That’s exactly what makes her a rising star in MAGA World. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)

  • June Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map

    A map of the risk for anti-trans laws. For Pride, America feels like it has cleaved into two countries – one which targets transgender people everywhere, and one that has taken huge protective steps. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, June 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • May Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map

    The map of anti-trans risk has polarized into two Americas – one where trans people have full legal protections, and one where they are persecuted by the state. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin In The Morning, May 20, 2023 (PDF archive)