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Maine Ballot Initiative Targets Transgender Rights in Sports

2/23/2026

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In Maine, Protect Girls Sports has gathered enough signatures to place a transgender sports and bathroom ban on the November 2026 ballot.
The measure would define sex by birth certificates and require separate facilities for each sex, affecting transgender students.
The effort is backed by billionaire Richard Uihlein.
Maine's LGBTQ+ groups condemn the initiative.
If approved, it could undermine transgender rights in the state.

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Story summary

In Maine, Protect Girls Sports has gathered enough signatures to place a transgender sports and bathroom ban on the November 2026 ballot.
The measure would define sex by birth certificates and require separate facilities for each sex, affecting transgender students.
The effort is backed by billionaire Richard Uihlein.
Maine's LGBTQ+ groups condemn the initiative.
If approved, it could undermine transgender rights in the state.