The Democrat majority in the Maine House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would codify the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) in the state’s constitution on Thursday. The MHRA has been the state’s tent pole legislation in allowing trans athletes in girls’ sports during an ongoing feud with President Donald Trump’s administration over the issue. The law was amended four years ago to add gender identity as a protected class and specifically stated that denying a person an equal opportunity to participate in sports is discrimination against education. Last year, the Maine Principals’ Association updated its policy to allow athletes to compete against the gender they identify as.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe proposed bill to constitutionalize the MHRA passed with a slim simple majority in the House on Thursday but will need a two-thirds majority in both chambers before it can go before voters.Meanwhile, the Republican minority in the House is backing a proposal to remove the term “gender identity” from the MHRA. The vote came one day after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state for its ongoing defiance of Trump’s “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order. Maine has faced immense federal pressure in the last two months over its refusal to comply, including two federal investigations, a funding freeze by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and now an official lawsuit. But the Democrat leadership in the state, led by Governor Janet Mills, has remained steadfast in its commitment to defy Trump and ensure biologically male trans athletes can still participate in girls’ sports and enter girls’ locker rooms.The MHRA has been the central law those Democrats have leaned on to justify their defiant stance. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey justified his state’s noncompliance with Trump by citing the MHRA in an interview on CNN Wednesday. “Our position is that Title IX, consistent with the Maine Human Rights Act, so both federal and state law, supports that trans girls will be able to participate in high school sports consistent with their gender identity,” Frey said. “So my contention is Maine is following Title IX, Maine is following the Maine Human Rights Act.” MAINE GIRL INVOLVED IN TRANS ATHLETE BATTLE REVEALS HOW STATE’S POLICIES HURT HER CHILDHOOD AND SPORTS CAREERFox News Digital previously obtained statements from the Maine Principals’ Association and the Maine School Administrative District 51, citing the MHRA for its refusal to comply with Trump’s executive order. “The Maine Principals’ Association is bound by the law, including the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), which our participation policy reflects,” officials said. “We are unable to sign any resolution agreement that would mandate we create a new policy that would violate the law and MHRA.” The Maine School Administrative District 51, home to Greely High School, where a transgender athlete incited national controver in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. 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Democrats in Maine are attempting to change the state constitution to officially permit transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.
