It joins about a half-dozen other Maine school districts that have approved such policies since a landmark state supreme court ruling in 2014.
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Our View: Transgender people need safe haven from violence
Transgender crime victims in Maine say that the police aren’t the resource that they should be.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Pentagon chief Mattis freezes Trump’s ban on transgender troops
The defense secretary says the Pentagon will first develop a study and implementation plan for the president’s directive.
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Supreme Court won’t hear case on transgender bathroom rights
Instead, it will be decided by a lower court in Virginia.
Posted inNation & World, News
Parents of Nicole Maines among those who ask to meet with Trump
Parents of 8 transgender children on Friday addressed a letter to Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Probe finds no mistreatment of transgender teen who committed suicide at Long Creek
Charles Maisie Knowles left a note that said he was upset about being separated from a romantic partner back home, the Attorney General’s Office says.
Posted inLifestyle, Local & State, News
UMaine student Nicole Maines shares her story in HBO’s ‘The Trans List’
The transgender woman from Portland is among the 11 individuals profiled in the documentary that aired Monday night.
Posted inBusiness
Wal-mart adds insurance coverage for transgender workers
The retailer joins more than 500 companies taking a bigger role in advancing LGBT employees’ rights.
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Maine corrections chief delays policy review prompted by suicide of transgender teen
Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick says an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office into the death of Charles Maisie Knowles must be completed first.
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Long Creek juvenile center’s mental health protocols questioned after suicide
‘Every red flag should have gone up’ in the case of a suicidal transgender teen, national experts say. So far, the state-run facility has shed no light.