About 500 Maine residents on Saturday gathered in front of the State House to protest Democrat Governor Janet Mills’ refusal to keep men out of female sports and spaces.
Earlier this month, Mills clashed with President Donald Trump at the White House, telling POTUS she will not enforce his orders on gender and would see him “in court” over the issue. The heated exchange between the pair was sparked by the news of a transgender-identifying high school boy taking first place in girls’ pole vaulting at Maine’s Class B state championship — a win that helped the high school take first place overall.
The protest against Mills garnered about 500 people, according to State Rep. Katrina Smith, and seems to have sparked organically, with the help of a resident-created “March Against Mills” Facebook event and a Change.org petition. The protest comes in stark contrast with an event…
