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Anonymous wrote:Governor Mills sums it up succinctly:

“[D]o not be misled: this is not just about who can compete on the athletic field, this is about whether a President can force compliance with his will, without regard for the rule of law that governs our nation.”

Which is exactly what several of us in this thread have been arguing!

Pick a different non losing reason. This just looks petty and makes her look stupid .

Then tell congress to do its job instead of hiding out in the felon’s butthole! If this is the will of the people, why isn’t Congress acting?

President Biden didn't go to Congress when he expanded his administration's interpretation of Title IX?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do we even have girls’ sports? Just let the best win.

Exactly! Just let women and men compete in boxing together. I’m tired of these cis gender women whining all the time.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many transgender athletes there are in Maine?

One is too many. It is unfair, unsafe, and a slap in the face to women. And, a violation of Title IX.
It is interesting that she is choosing this as a hill to die on. It is NOT a popular stance.

This from Feb. 19:

A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College.

The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students.

At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of Maine’s girls’ pole-vault champion, who set an 11-foot, one-inch record last year at the National Pole Vault Summit.

He jumped a full eight inches higher than the second-place winner among the girls.

The student’s participation in the event came in opposition to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month threatening to pull federal funds from schools that allow males to compete in women’s sports.

https://www.themainewire.com/2025/02/trans-identifying-male-leap-frogs-competitors-at-girls-pole-vaulting-meet-in-maine/

🙄 yes, pp. we know about this incident- it’s the reason for the whole thread. This issues wasn’t plucked out of thin air. It’s all based on the track meet.

Right. So then you have the governor of Maine defying an EO to defend the grotesque spectacle of the track meet, in a state that is struggling financially. And the federal government is threatening to withdraw funds because of her defense of something that is extremely unpopular even in her own state. It makes the governor seem like a religious fanatic. Trump, who should be coming off as a horrible bully, is seen instead as protecting a struggling state and the girls in it from a religious extremist.

As a lifelong Democrat, sometimes I think the party is doomed. This is not the behavior of any politician who wants to win an election. It is the behavior of a cult member who is willing to destroy the entire party on the altar of her cult beliefs. When you have someone as vile as Trump appear to be the one who is on the side of justice and fairness, you’ve lost the plot.

The amount of Dems who have MAGA beliefs and use MAGA tells is staggering.

It’s not MAGA to want the Democrats to win again and soon. I know you are a cultist that would prefer the Democrats to lose perpetually so that high school girls can continue to stand beneath boys at track meets, but that is an extremist cult belief.

Winning is not everything. I want a country that is fair for everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or other beliefs. As a grown woman who has lost to men in many ways and who has no transgender child, I still firmly believe that all natural and legal rights should be equally accessible to all humans. I do not want my party or any other party to deviate from this fundamental belief just to win. Politics is not a sport; politicians should not enter politics merely to win. They should be driven by conviction and a commitment to making life better for all citizens.

You don’t want a country that is fair for everyone. You want a country that embraces and codifies male supremacy. And that’s what you are getting, unfortunately.

The Democrats used to be the party of fairness and making life better for all, but they’ve instead become the party of the elite, devoted to propagating a deeply misogynist belief system. Those who want a party that actually makes life better for all citizens won’t find that in the Democrats any more.

Exactly this. I don't understand why Democrats keep doubling down on having biological males in women's spaces, including sports. The misogyny of Democrats is a big reason why they lost in November. When Republicans look like the more sane party, you know you have completely lost the plot. Progressives are the gift that keeps on giving to the GOP. An issue like this is guaranteed to play poorly in rural and small town Maine. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Americans have said a hundred times that they don't agree with Democrats and their insistence on equating biological men with women. Maybe Democrats ought to try listening to voters.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many transgender athletes there are in Maine?

One is too many. It is unfair, unsafe, and a slap in the face to women. And, a violation of Title IX.
It is interesting that she is choosing this as a hill to die on. It is NOT a popular stance.

This from Feb. 19:

A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College.

The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students.

At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of Maine’s girls’ pole-vault champion, who set an 11-foot, one-inch record last year at the National Pole Vault Summit.

He jumped a full eight inches higher than the second-place winner among the girls.

The student’s participation in the event came in opposition to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month threatening to pull federal funds from schools that allow males to compete in women’s sports.

https://www.themainewire.com/2025/02/trans-identifying-male-leap-frogs-competitors-at-girls-pole-vaulting-meet-in-maine/

🙄 yes, pp. we know about this incident- it’s the reason for the whole thread. This issues wasn’t plucked out of thin air. It’s all based on the track meet.

Right. So then you have the governor of Maine defying an EO to defend the grotesque spectacle of the track meet, in a state that is struggling financially. And the federal government is threatening to withdraw funds because of her defense of something that is extremely unpopular even in her own state. It makes the governor seem like a religious fanatic. Trump, who should be coming off as a horrible bully, is seen instead as protecting a struggling state and the girls in it from a religious extremist.

As a lifelong Democrat, sometimes I think the party is doomed. This is not the behavior of any politician who wants to win an election. It is the behavior of a cult member who is willing to destroy the entire party on the altar of her cult beliefs. When you have someone as vile as Trump appear to be the one who is on the side of justice and fairness, you’ve lost the plot.

The amount of Dems who have MAGA beliefs and use MAGA tells is staggering.

It’s not MAGA to want the Democrats to win again and soon. I know you are a cultist that would prefer the Democrats to lose perpetually so that high school girls can continue to stand beneath boys at track meets, but that is an extremist cult belief.

Winning is not everything. I want a country that is fair for everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or other beliefs. As a grown woman who has lost to men in many ways and who has no transgender child, I still firmly believe that all natural and legal rights should be equally accessible to all humans. I do not want my party or any other party to deviate from this fundamental belief just to win. Politics is not a sport; politicians should not enter politics merely to win. They should be driven by conviction and a commitment to making life better for all citizens.

You don’t want a country that is fair for everyone. You want a country that embraces and codifies male supremacy. And that’s what you are getting, unfortunately.

The Democrats used to be the party of fairness and making life better for all, but they’ve instead become the party of the elite, devoted to propagating a deeply misogynist belief system. Those who want a party that actually makes life better for all citizens won’t find that in the Democrats any more.

Exactly this. I don't understand why Democrats keep doubling down on having biological males in women's spaces, including sports. The misogyny of Democrats is a big reason why they lost in November. When Republicans look like the more sane party, you know you have completely lost the plot. Progressives are the gift that keeps on giving to the GOP. An issue like this is guaranteed to play poorly in rural and small town Maine. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Americans have said a hundred times that they don't agree with Democrats and their insistence on equating biological men with women. Maybe Democrats ought to try listening to voters.

Ha. Good luck with that. In case you haven't noticed, the Democrats are 100% beholden to the extreme loony left wing of their party. They have no ability to change, nor interest in doing so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.

For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many transgender athletes there are in Maine?

One is too many. It is unfair, unsafe, and a slap in the face to women. And, a violation of Title IX.
It is interesting that she is choosing this as a hill to die on. It is NOT a popular stance.

This from Feb. 19:

A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College.

The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students.

At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of Maine’s girls’ pole-vault champion, who set an 11-foot, one-inch record last year at the National Pole Vault Summit.

He jumped a full eight inches higher than the second-place winner among the girls.

The student’s participation in the event came in opposition to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month threatening to pull federal funds from schools that allow males to compete in women’s sports.

https://www.themainewire.com/2025/02/trans-identifying-male-leap-frogs-competitors-at-girls-pole-vaulting-meet-in-maine/

🙄 yes, pp. we know about this incident- it’s the reason for the whole thread. This issues wasn’t plucked out of thin air. It’s all based on the track meet.

Right. So then you have the governor of Maine defying an EO to defend the grotesque spectacle of the track meet, in a state that is struggling financially. And the federal government is threatening to withdraw funds because of her defense of something that is extremely unpopular even in her own state. It makes the governor seem like a religious fanatic. Trump, who should be coming off as a horrible bully, is seen instead as protecting a struggling state and the girls in it from a religious extremist.

As a lifelong Democrat, sometimes I think the party is doomed. This is not the behavior of any politician who wants to win an election. It is the behavior of a cult member who is willing to destroy the entire party on the altar of her cult beliefs. When you have someone as vile as Trump appear to be the one who is on the side of justice and fairness, you’ve lost the plot.

EOs are NOT LAWS. How is that difficult for people to understand. They are mandates for the agency’s to carry out. So the Maine governor is following the law. In a situation like this, they’d wind up in court no matter what was done, so better to be following the law and be protecting kids. Not to mention the added benefit of being seen by Maine constituents has having a backbone.

She is only seen in Maine as having a backbone in a subset of Augusta, Waterville, and Orono. In the rest of the state, she’s seen as harming the state to defend the indefensible.

Says who? And as I said, she is following the law. Would the rest of the state rather she just start ignoring laws. They may not like how that works out if she just starts picking and choosing what laws to enforce and which ones to ignore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many transgender athletes there are in Maine?

One is too many. It is unfair, unsafe, and a slap in the face to women. And, a violation of Title IX.
It is interesting that she is choosing this as a hill to die on. It is NOT a popular stance.

This from Feb. 19:

A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College.

The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students.

At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of Maine’s girls’ pole-vault champion, who set an 11-foot, one-inch record last year at the National Pole Vault Summit.

He jumped a full eight inches higher than the second-place winner among the girls.

The student’s participation in the event came in opposition to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month threatening to pull federal funds from schools that allow males to compete in women’s sports.

https://www.themainewire.com/2025/02/trans-identifying-male-leap-frogs-competitors-at-girls-pole-vaulting-meet-in-maine/

🙄 yes, pp. we know about this incident- it’s the reason for the whole thread. This issues wasn’t plucked out of thin air. It’s all based on the track meet.

Right. So then you have the governor of Maine defying an EO to defend the grotesque spectacle of the track meet, in a state that is struggling financially. And the federal government is threatening to withdraw funds because of her defense of something that is extremely unpopular even in her own state. It makes the governor seem like a religious fanatic. Trump, who should be coming off as a horrible bully, is seen instead as protecting a struggling state and the girls in it from a religious extremist.

As a lifelong Democrat, sometimes I think the party is doomed. This is not the behavior of any politician who wants to win an election. It is the behavior of a cult member who is willing to destroy the entire party on the altar of her cult beliefs. When you have someone as vile as Trump appear to be the one who is on the side of justice and fairness, you’ve lost the plot.

The amount of Dems who have MAGA beliefs and use MAGA tells is staggering.

It’s not MAGA to want the Democrats to win again and soon. I know you are a cultist that would prefer the Democrats to lose perpetually so that high school girls can continue to stand beneath boys at track meets, but that is an extremist cult belief.

Winning is not everything. I want a country that is fair for everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or other beliefs. As a grown woman who has lost to men in many ways and who has no transgender child, I still firmly believe that all natural and legal rights should be equally accessible to all humans. I do not want my party or any other party to deviate from this fundamental belief just to win. Politics is not a sport; politicians should not enter politics merely to win. They should be driven by conviction and a commitment to making life better for all citizens.

You don’t want a country that is fair for everyone. You want a country that embraces and codifies male supremacy. And that’s what you are getting, unfortunately.

The Democrats used to be the party of fairness and making life better for all, but they’ve instead become the party of the elite, devoted to propagating a deeply misogynist belief system. Those who want a party that actually makes life better for all citizens won’t find that in the Democrats any more.

Exactly this. I don't understand why Democrats keep doubling down on having biological males in women's spaces, including sports. The misogyny of Democrats is a big reason why they lost in November. When Republicans look like the more sane party, you know you have completely lost the plot. Progressives are the gift that keeps on giving to the GOP. An issue like this is guaranteed to play poorly in rural and small town Maine. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Americans have said a hundred times that they don't agree with Democrats and their insistence on equating biological men with women. Maybe Democrats ought to try listening to voters.

Ha. Good luck with that. In case you haven't noticed, the Democrats are 100% beholden to the extreme loony left wing of their party. They have no ability to change, nor interest in doing so.

Ha. You say this as if Republicans are beholden to the extreme loony right wing of their party. They are actually stoking Nazism and racism. They keep voting in the same Or similar Senators and Representatives. And now have a billionaire using the President as a lapdog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.

For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!

I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many transgender athletes there are in Maine?

One is too many. It is unfair, unsafe, and a slap in the face to women. And, a violation of Title IX.
It is interesting that she is choosing this as a hill to die on. It is NOT a popular stance.

This from Feb. 19:

A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College.

The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students.

At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of Maine’s girls’ pole-vault champion, who set an 11-foot, one-inch record last year at the National Pole Vault Summit.

He jumped a full eight inches higher than the second-place winner among the girls.

The student’s participation in the event came in opposition to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month threatening to pull federal funds from schools that allow males to compete in women’s sports.

https://www.themainewire.com/2025/02/trans-identifying-male-leap-frogs-competitors-at-girls-pole-vaulting-meet-in-maine/

🙄 yes, pp. we know about this incident- it’s the reason for the whole thread. This issues wasn’t plucked out of thin air. It’s all based on the track meet.

Right. So then you have the governor of Maine defying an EO to defend the grotesque spectacle of the track meet, in a state that is struggling financially. And the federal government is threatening to withdraw funds because of her defense of something that is extremely unpopular even in her own state. It makes the governor seem like a religious fanatic. Trump, who should be coming off as a horrible bully, is seen instead as protecting a struggling state and the girls in it from a religious extremist.

As a lifelong Democrat, sometimes I think the party is doomed. This is not the behavior of any politician who wants to win an election. It is the behavior of a cult member who is willing to destroy the entire party on the altar of her cult beliefs. When you have someone as vile as Trump appear to be the one who is on the side of justice and fairness, you’ve lost the plot.

EOs are NOT LAWS. How is that difficult for people to understand. They are mandates for the agency’s to carry out. So the Maine governor is following the law. In a situation like this, they’d wind up in court no matter what was done, so better to be following the law and be protecting kids. Not to mention the added benefit of being seen by Maine constituents has having a backbone.

She is only seen in Maine as having a backbone in a subset of Augusta, Waterville, and Orono. In the rest of the state, she’s seen as harming the state to defend the indefensible.

Says who? And as I said, she is following the law. Would the rest of the state rather she just start ignoring laws. They may not like how that works out if she just starts picking and choosing what laws to enforce and which ones to ignore.

Says anyone who knows anyone in Maine or has actual connections to the state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good for her! The president is such an immature embarrassment to our country.


https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5157818-trump-janet-mills-maine-transgender-athletes/amp/

He is such an idiot.

You may not like it.

You WILL abide by it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for her! The president is such an immature embarrassment to our country.


https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5157818-trump-janet-mills-maine-transgender-athletes/amp/

He is such an idiot.

You may not like it.

You WILL abide by it.

Says who? You? And who are YOU? I love how the thug-in-chief has emboldened online keyboard warriors like you. You're ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many transgender athletes there are in Maine?

One is too many. It is unfair, unsafe, and a slap in the face to women. And, a violation of Title IX.
It is interesting that she is choosing this as a hill to die on. It is NOT a popular stance.

This from Feb. 19:

A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College.

The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students.

At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of Maine’s girls’ pole-vault champion, who set an 11-foot, one-inch record last year at the National Pole Vault Summit.

He jumped a full eight inches higher than the second-place winner among the girls.

The student’s participation in the event came in opposition to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month threatening to pull federal funds from schools that allow males to compete in women’s sports.

https://www.themainewire.com/2025/02/trans-identifying-male-leap-frogs-competitors-at-girls-pole-vaulting-meet-in-maine/

🙄 yes, pp. we know about this incident- it’s the reason for the whole thread. This issues wasn’t plucked out of thin air. It’s all based on the track meet.

Right. So then you have the governor of Maine defying an EO to defend the grotesque spectacle of the track meet, in a state that is struggling financially. And the federal government is threatening to withdraw funds because of her defense of something that is extremely unpopular even in her own state. It makes the governor seem like a religious fanatic. Trump, who should be coming off as a horrible bully, is seen instead as protecting a struggling state and the girls in it from a religious extremist.

As a lifelong Democrat, sometimes I think the party is doomed. This is not the behavior of any politician who wants to win an election. It is the behavior of a cult member who is willing to destroy the entire party on the altar of her cult beliefs. When you have someone as vile as Trump appear to be the one who is on the side of justice and fairness, you’ve lost the plot.

The amount of Dems who have MAGA beliefs and use MAGA tells is staggering.

It’s not MAGA to want the Democrats to win again and soon. I know you are a cultist that would prefer the Democrats to lose perpetually so that high school girls can continue to stand beneath boys at track meets, but that is an extremist cult belief.

Winning is not everything. I want a country that is fair for everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or other beliefs. As a grown woman who has lost to men in many ways and who has no transgender child, I still firmly believe that all natural and legal rights should be equally accessible to all humans. I do not want my party or any other party to deviate from this fundamental belief just to win. Politics is not a sport; politicians should not enter politics merely to win. They should be driven by conviction and a commitment to making life better for all citizens.

You don’t want a country that is fair for everyone. You want a country that embraces and codifies male supremacy. And that’s what you are getting, unfortunately.

The Democrats used to be the party of fairness and making life better for all, but they’ve instead become the party of the elite, devoted to propagating a deeply misogynist belief system. Those who want a party that actually makes life better for all citizens won’t find that in the Democrats any more.

Exactly this. I don't understand why Democrats keep doubling down on having biological males in women's spaces, including sports. The misogyny of Democrats is a big reason why they lost in November. When Republicans look like the more sane party, you know you have completely lost the plot. Progressives are the gift that keeps on giving to the GOP. An issue like this is guaranteed to play poorly in rural and small town Maine. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Americans have said a hundred times that they don't agree with Democrats and their insistence on equating biological men with women. Maybe Democrats ought to try listening to voters.

Ha. Good luck with that. In case you haven't noticed, the Democrats are 100% beholden to the extreme loony left wing of their party. They have no ability to change, nor interest in doing so.

Ha. You say this as if Republicans are beholden to the extreme loony right wing of their party. They are actually stoking Nazism and racism. They keep voting in the same Or similar Senators and Representatives. And now have a billionaire using the President as a lapdog.

+10000 Republicans are acting like the only Democratic platform plank is who uses what bathroom, when it’s MAGA constantly shouting about litterboxes in schools, MAGA obsessing over children’s genitals, MAGA hyperventilating about women’s sports. Not because they actually care about female athletes, but because it’s a convenient wedge issue. MAGA hyped it up a millionfold into a culture war issue as a distraction, while real issues go unaddressed.

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Anonymous wrote:Here are some numbers:

Percentage of teens in Maine who identify as transgender: 1.3%
Percentage of teens Nationally who identify as transgender: 3%
Of the 3% who play sports: 40%
Percentage of transgender teens who play a sports: 1.2%
There are 42.9 million teenagers in the U.S.

Number of athletes in the NCAA: ~500,000
Number of transgender athletes in the NCAA: fewer than 10


This is not a problem that needs addressing. It affects very few women!

So the women and girls who lose to men just need to suck it up?

I don’t think so. Democrats will continue to lose until they change position on this issue. Hope you like a decade of Republican rule.

Yes, the women and girls who lose need to suck it up, no matter who they lose to. It's sports, sometimes you lose. Sometimes you get beat by somebody better. Sometimes you get beat by somebody who worked harder. Sometimes you get beat by somebody whose mommy and daddy made more money so they've had personal trainers since they were 10. And sometimes a very small number of players will play against a transgender athlete. And sometimes they will lose. They can deal with it.

Everyone has this misguided idea that transwomen athletes always win, and that's just not true.

Also, I am so sick of people who don't give two craps about women's rights in any other context clutching their pearls when they hear about a trans athlete. You want to help women and girls? Fight for our reproductive rights. Fight for our equal pay. Fight to have those goddamn backlogs of rape kits tested. You care about women's and girls' sports? Fight for equal funding. Volunteer as a coach. Go watch professional women's sports teams.

Jesus. Stop with the faux outrage and obsession with other people's genitals. It's so pathetic.

Do you think there are any physical differences between men and women?

This is nonsense. I do every single thing on your list, including coaching a girls team, but still disagree that male athletes who have gone through male puberty compete against female athletes.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many transgender athletes there are in Maine?

One is too many. It is unfair, unsafe, and a slap in the face to women. And, a violation of Title IX.
It is interesting that she is choosing this as a hill to die on. It is NOT a popular stance.

This from Feb. 19:

A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College.

The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students.

At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of Maine’s girls’ pole-vault champion, who set an 11-foot, one-inch record last year at the National Pole Vault Summit.

He jumped a full eight inches higher than the second-place winner among the girls.

The student’s participation in the event came in opposition to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month threatening to pull federal funds from schools that allow males to compete in women’s sports.

https://www.themainewire.com/2025/02/trans-identifying-male-leap-frogs-competitors-at-girls-pole-vaulting-meet-in-maine/

🙄 yes, pp. we know about this incident- it’s the reason for the whole thread. This issues wasn’t plucked out of thin air. It’s all based on the track meet.

Right. So then you have the governor of Maine defying an EO to defend the grotesque spectacle of the track meet, in a state that is struggling financially. And the federal government is threatening to withdraw funds because of her defense of something that is extremely unpopular even in her own state. It makes the governor seem like a religious fanatic. Trump, who should be coming off as a horrible bully, is seen instead as protecting a struggling state and the girls in it from a religious extremist.

As a lifelong Democrat, sometimes I think the party is doomed. This is not the behavior of any politician who wants to win an election. It is the behavior of a cult member who is willing to destroy the entire party on the altar of her cult beliefs. When you have someone as vile as Trump appear to be the one who is on the side of justice and fairness, you’ve lost the plot.

The amount of Dems who have MAGA beliefs and use MAGA tells is staggering.

It’s not MAGA to want the Democrats to win again and soon. I know you are a cultist that would prefer the Democrats to lose perpetually so that high school girls can continue to stand beneath boys at track meets, but that is an extremist cult belief.

Winning is not everything. I want a country that is fair for everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or other beliefs. As a grown woman who has lost to men in many ways and who has no transgender child, I still firmly believe that all natural and legal rights should be equally accessible to all humans. I do not want my party or any other party to deviate from this fundamental belief just to win. Politics is not a sport; politicians should not enter politics merely to win. They should be driven by conviction and a commitment to making life better for all citizens.

You don’t want a country that is fair for everyone. You want a country that embraces and codifies male supremacy. And that’s what you are getting, unfortunately.

The Democrats used to be the party of fairness and making life better for all, but they’ve instead become the party of the elite, devoted to propagating a deeply misogynist belief system. Those who want a party that actually makes life better for all citizens won’t find that in the Democrats any more.

Exactly this. I don't understand why Democrats keep doubling down on having biological males in women's spaces, including sports. The misogyny of Democrats is a big reason why they lost in November. When Republicans look like the more sane party, you know you have completely lost the plot. Progressives are the gift that keeps on giving to the GOP. An issue like this is guaranteed to play poorly in rural and small town Maine. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Americans have said a hundred times that they don't agree with Democrats and their insistence on equating biological men with women. Maybe Democrats ought to try listening to voters.

You keep spinning the narrative. It is REPUBLICANS obsessed with this issue and who want to act as cruelly as possible. They are the dumba$$ sheep to are sucking down the BS fed to them about what sort of problem this actually is.

I, for one, will not cater to third party bigotry. If that ignorant person in all white rural middle-of-nowhere doesn't understand that or understand why they are, in fact, bigots, at least i can live with my own integrity.