The Trump administration has escalated disputes with Maine over transgender participation in sports by suing the state for allegedly violating Title IX. The lawsuit follows a contentious exchange between Attorney General Pam Bondi and Governor Janet Mills, amid threats of federal funding cuts. This issue is central to Trump's agenda, with Bondi suggesting that more states could face similar lawsuits. The administration argues that federal law requires separating sports based on biological sex, while Maine maintains that current laws allow transgender athletes to compete in line with their gender identity.
Trump's departments of Education and Health and Human Services have said Maine's education agency is violating the federal Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls to participate on girls teams.
Bondi said other states, including Minnesota and California, could be sued as well, emphasizing the administration's stance that 'girls play in girls' sports, boys play in boys' sports.'
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