A protest against Maine Gov. Janet Mills, the March Against Mills, took place outside Maine’s State House Saturday morning.Mills recently clashed with President Donald Trump over his executive order on keeping transgender athletes out of women’s and girls sports.Several female athletes took the microphone at the march to speak out against their Democratic governor.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMJulia Dietrich, a junior at Midcoast High School, made headlines earlier this week with a passionate speech at a school board meeting and echoed similar sentiments to a crowd full of supporters.Speaking in front of signs that said “Save Women’s Sports,” Dietrich explained that while she does not compete in high school athletics, she is a reporter for the school’s newspaper and has seen firsthand the negative effects of biological males competing against the opposite sex.”We have waited. We have spoken up. We have trusted those in power that they would protect the integrity of women’s sports. But our patience has only been met with inaction, dismissal and policies that continue to erode the opportunities and fairness that female athletes deserve,” Dietrich said. “This is not just about one team, one game or one season. This is about the future of women’s sports. It’s about every young girl in the state of Maine who laces up her cleats or steps onto the track with a dream of competing on a fair and level playing field. It’s about the generations of women before us who have fought for the right to participate in athletics and the generations after us who deserve the same experience and same fairness and respect we once took for granted.”If fighting for fairness makes us controversial, so be it. The reality is fighting for fairness in sports is not just a preference, it’s a necessity.Dietrich then called on female competitors to “refuse to compete” in games. GEORGIA PASSES ‘RILEY GAINES ACT’ THAT AIMS TO PROHIBIT TRANS ATHLETES FROM COMPETING IN FEMALE SPORTS”Let the silence of the scoreboards and stillness of the fields send a message louder than words ever could. … We are not just athletes. We are not just students. We are fighters. And we will not stop until fairness is restored and women’s sports remain for biological women.”Isabelle Hope, a former high school state softball champion and Division I softball player, admitted she “might lose some friends” in speaking out against transgender athletes in women’s sports, “but maybe I’ll gain a few more.”Hope added that the fight is not a political issue.”I’m not up here for any political reason. I am here today because our girls should not have to fight for a fair chance. That chance should already be there and be protected,” Hope continued. “If someone truly feels like they are in the wrong skin, I fully believe they have every right to transition.”We are a free country. However, I do not think women should have to sacrifice their spaces for equality because there will al
Women athletes from Maine are taking the forefront in a protest against Governor Mills, coinciding with their opposition to the sports executive order issued by Trump regarding transgender athletes.
