"A town in Maine voted Monday night to continue to comply with the state's Human Rights Act, allowing a transgender grade-schooler to play on a girls' recreational basketball team. The 3-2 vote at the November 10 special meeting of the St. George, Maine, Select Board came after a group of parents submitted a letter at last week's regular monthly meeting raising their "deep concern" about the St. George Parks & Recreation Department's youth basketball program allowing a transgender girl to play on its third and fourth grade girls' team."
"Noting that the group seemed to be referencing the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), which bars discrimination based on gender identity, Select Board Chair Jane Conrad told those in attendance that their proper course of action would be "to lobby your legislators" to change the law. The Select Board members, she explained, "are in charge of enforcing the law." The board ultimately decided to schedule the November 10 special meeting to discuss whether it would continue to comply with the law and to allow for the broader community to weigh in."
St. George, Maine held a special meeting where the Select Board voted 3-2 to continue complying with the Maine Human Rights Act, permitting a transgender grade-schooler to play on a third and fourth grade girls' recreational basketball team. A group of parents submitted a letter expressing "deep concern" about the Parks & Recreation policy, and public commenters avoided naming the child while asking the board to consider impacts on all children. Select Board Chair Jane Conrad advised that the appropriate response would be to lobby legislators to change state law, noting the board enforces existing law. The board scheduled the special meeting to gather broader community input.
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