Maine residents agree with keeping trans athletes out of girls' and women's sports, poll shows

[anatta]

Maine residents agree with keeping trans athletes out of girls' and women's sports, poll shows

As Maine has come under fire over its transgender athlete policies, a new poll showed most residents agree that biological males shouldn't compete against girls and women.

www.foxnews.com

The survey came as the Trump administration’s deadline for the state to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to bar biological males from girls’ and women’s sports came. Maine refused to comply with the order and the Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights referred the state’s "noncompliance with Title IX" to the Justice Department.

The poll showed that 64% of Maine residents believe transgender athletes "definitely should not" or "probably should not" participate in girls’ and women’s sports. Only 29% of Maine residents believed that transgender athletes "probably should" or "definitely should" compete against girls and women in sports.

 

[Bok Tuklo]

Threaten Bath Iron Works. She will fold to the fascist piece of shit.

 

[RaleBulgarian]

Maine residents agree with keeping trans athletes out of girls' and women's sports, poll shows

As Maine has come under fire over its transgender athlete policies, a new poll showed most residents agree that biological males shouldn't compete against girls and women.

www.foxnews.com

The survey came as the Trump administration’s deadline for the state to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to bar biological males from girls’ and women’s sports came. Maine refused to comply with the order and the Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights referred the state’s "noncompliance with Title IX" to the Justice Department.

The poll showed that 64% of Maine residents believe transgender athletes "definitely should not" or "probably should not" participate in girls’ and women’s sports. Only 29% of Maine residents believed that transgender athletes "probably should" or "definitely should" compete against girls and women in sports.

If Mainers don’t approve, they can petition to hold a referendum to repeal Maine’s Human Rights Act.

In the meantime, Traitor Trump’s DOJ can sue Maine’s Governor.

 

[Airyaman]

Lbh, most Americans do. Sorry trans folks, you might have to give up competitive sports.

 

[StillBallin75]

Lbh, most Americans do. Sorry trans folks, you might have to give up competitive sports.

The 5 trans girls that are playing tennis? Funny how we keep catering to fascists but the trans girls are the problem. Our country is forever preoccupied by dumb shit while allowing white supremacy and capitalist excess to run amok.

 

[Phys251]

The 5 trans girls that are playing tennis? Funny how we keep catering to fascists but the trans girls are the problem.

There are so few trans women athletes that they can be managed on a case-by-case basis. The Genital Obsessed Party, however, needs to leave them alone.

 

[NJBob]

This is clearly the most pressing issue facing America. How can anything else be fixed until this is resolved?

 

[donhughesmusic]

This is clearly the most pressing issue facing America. How can anything else be fixed until this is resolved?

Yeah, how dare we walk and chew gum at the same time

 

[weaver2]

Threaten Bath Iron Works. She will fold to the fascist piece of shit.

Maybe not. Bath Iron Works in Maine is owned by General Dynamics.
from Wikipedia
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales and fifth largest in the United States by total sales.[2] The company is a Fortune 100 company and was ranked No. 94 in 2022.

It supplies most of the military sea going vessels and they do it on time and usually below contrct cost. The only other ship yard in the US capable of this size ship is in Mississippi and they are never on time and always way over contract cost. Bath Iron Works was just awarded a contract for 7 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Taking the contracted ships away from them might result in some serious blow back. You may have noticed some Maine people resisting bullying: Margaret Chase Smith, Senator Angus King, Governor Janet Mills.

On the other hand we elected the pre Trump asshole Paul LePage .......... sigh....... you may be right.

 

[TamleeB]

This is clearly the most pressing issue facing America. How can anything else be fixed until this is resolved?

Yet….you believe it is pressing enough to respond. You do realize that this IS an issue and it WILL only increase. The female athletes in Maine should not have to compete against a male. Period.

 

[TamleeB]

Maybe not. Bath Iron Works in Maine is owned by General Dynamics.
from Wikipedia
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales and fifth largest in the United States by total sales.[2] The company is a Fortune 100 company and was ranked No. 94 in 2022.

It supplies most of the military sea going vessels and they do it on time and usually below contrct cost. The only other ship yard in the US capable of this size ship is in Mississippi and they are never on time and always way over contract cost. Bath Iron Works was just awarded a contract for 7 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Taking the contracted ships away from them might result in some serious blow back. You may have noticed some Maine people resisting bullying: Margaret Chase Smith, Senator Angus King, Governor Janet Mills.

On the other hand we elected the pre Trump asshole Paul LePage .......... sigh....... you may be right.

What does that have to do with biological males competing against females?

 

[NJBob]

Yet….you believe it is pressing enough to respond. You do realize that this IS an issue and it WILL only increase. The female athletes in Maine should not have to compete against a male. Period.

No, I don’t think it’s an important issue but I am amused by those who think it is.

 

[TamleeB]

No, I don’t think it’s an important issue but I am amused by those who think it is.

I am good with you not believing in young woman working years to be successful in their athletic career only to be forced to compete with biological males. Of course I would want better for my daughters. And I would like to believe other parents would want better for their daughters as well.

 

[weaver2]

What does that have to do with biological males competing against females?

It was an inside conversation with another poster about Maine and its biggest employer.

 

[Perotista]

Maine residents agree with keeping trans athletes out of girls' and women's sports, poll shows

As Maine has come under fire over its transgender athlete policies, a new poll showed most residents agree that biological males shouldn't compete against girls and women.

www.foxnews.com

The survey came as the Trump administration’s deadline for the state to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to bar biological males from girls’ and women’s sports came. Maine refused to comply with the order and the Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights referred the state’s "noncompliance with Title IX" to the Justice Department.

The poll showed that 64% of Maine residents believe transgender athletes "definitely should not" or "probably should not" participate in girls’ and women’s sports. Only 29% of Maine residents believed that transgender athletes "probably should" or "definitely should" compete against girls and women in sports.

The Maine polls pretty much matches the national polls, Gallup 69% of all Americans think that transgenders should only play on teams that match their birth gender, 26% say transgenders should be able to play on teams that match their identity.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/507023/say-birth-gender-dictate-sports-participation.aspx

In a more recent poll, all Americans 79% said biological males who identify as women should not be allowed to participate in women’s sports. 67% of Democrats said transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete with women with 94% of Republicans stating transgender athetes should not be allowed to complete with women.

NYT poll finds majority of Democrats oppose transgender athletes in women’s sports

The issue drew widespread opposition in 2024.

nypost.com

Seems even a good size majority of Democrats believe biaological males, transgenders shouldn't be able to particpate in girls or womans sports.

 

[Jason Warfield]

I just love how the right, who never really cared about female athletes for decades, are suddenly social justice warriors on this.

Look, if MAGA didn't make a big deal out of this, if Trump didn't press your buttons and make you dance like monkeys to his amusement over this...most of you would have almost no ****s to give on this.

You MAGA-mites don't really care, you just want to make Daddy Trump happy so you act like good, little lemmings and dance the way he tells you to. Kind of sad, really.....

 

[Slartibartfast]

I just love how the right, who never really cared about female athletes for decades, are suddenly social justice warriors on this.

Look, if MAGA didn't make a big deal out of this, if Trump didn't press your buttons and make you dance like monkeys to his amusement over this...most of you would have almost no ****s to give on this.

You MAGA-mites don't really care, you just want to make Daddy Trump happy so you act like good, little lemmings and dance the way he tells you to. Kind of sad, really.....

I suspect most of them don’t know when their next local wnba game is without googling it.

 

[HonestJoe]

The poll showed that 64% of Maine residents believe transgender athletes "definitely should not" or "probably should not" participate in girls’ and women’s sports. Only 29% of Maine residents believed that transgender athletes "probably should" or "definitely should" compete against girls and women in sports.

I think it's interesting this is the only element Fox chose to focus on from a survey report titled "Trump Approval Slips, Mainers Oppose Transgender Participation in Women's Sports".

 

[Captain Adverse]

I think it's interesting this is the only element Fox chose to focus on from a survey report titled "Trump Approval Slips, Mainers Oppose Transgender Participation in Women's Sports".

Trump did not win in Maine. So why do you think Fox should focus on something that people already know about?

Seems silly that YOU would choose to focus on that, when it is more understandable to focus on the poll indicating despite disliking Trump, most Maine participants in the poll agree... no males in female sports.

 

[Port & Starboard]

Collins riding the fence as usual.

 

[TamleeB]

Collins riding the fence as usual.

Didn’t Collin’s take a clear stance on this issue?

 

[Sidd Finch]

It has been the major problem with sports in Maine. /s

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The team's season was abruptly ended last month following claims of bullying that surfaced in January.

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[j brown's body]

Imagine being one of a dozen or so kids who pose such a danger to society their needs to be a law against you.

 

[TamleeB]

Imagine being one of a dozen or so kids who pose such a danger to society their needs to be a law against you.

Imagine being a young woman that has worked years to be relevant in your sport, only to have a biological male being allowed to compete and dominate that sport. Or even worse, cause an injury because of their strength.
Maine has spoken, now their Governor needs to actually listen to her constituents

 

[Bodi]

The 5 trans girls that are playing tennis? Funny how we keep catering to fascists but the trans girls are the problem. Our country is forever preoccupied by dumb shit while allowing white supremacy and capitalist excess to run amok.

Why can't we address multiple wrongs?