Trump Admin to Refer Maine to DOJ Over Transgender Participation in Female Sports

Federal civil rights investigators have warned Maine officials that schools could lose federal aid for noncompliance.
Trump Admin to Refer Maine to DOJ Over Transgender Participation in Female Sports
Lawmakers listen as parents speak about the prospect of their children competing against transgender athletes in school sports at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on March 25, 2022. Samuel Metz/AP Photo
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The spring sports season is well underway, and Maine public schools are at risk of losing millions of dollars in public funding for refusing to prohibit males identifying as transgender from competing with females.

Federal civil rights investigators sent Maine officials two letters warning that schools could lose federal aid for noncompliance, and an April 11 deadline was set for referring the matter to the Department of Justice.

Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.