Reporting Aside: A tragic ending to a troubled life

The person found dead Feb. 26 in a school bus at Waterville Junior High School was transgender and struggled with mental health and other issues, according to friends and former co-workers.

Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball

The school was fined $16,500 and the girl was barred from playing boys sports for 11 months.

RSU 9 moves transgender guideline into policy

RSU 9 board of directors voted to move a transgender and gender expansive guideline into the policy handbook while also replacing existing policy on animals in the classroom.

Topsham-area school board adopts policy aimed at protecting transgender student privacy, safety

The policy, which sparked controversy locally after it was raised in September, will go into effect Feb. 23, 2024.

Bowman says in Oakland resignation letter that backlash to gender transition prompted her to leave

Ella Bowman resigned this week after nine years as the town manager in Oakland, where she had been on administrative leave, and she says pushback she received for being a transgender woman led to her departure.

Commentary: Trump’s second-term agenda must not get lost in the noise

Anyone who isn’t a true believer in the former president’s authoritarian vision should be terrified.

Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect

Legal advocates who sued on behalf of the families and doctors, including the American Civil Liberties Union, called the law and the high court's decision Thursday 'cruel.'

Tom Waddell: Political agendas take aim at LGBTQ Americans

Oakland council places town manager on administrative leave with no explanation

Town Manager Ella Bowman was placed on leave Wednesday after an executive session that was not publicized on the Town Council agenda, and she says she was given no explanation for the move.

Maine has tacked left as nation lurches right in culture wars

Embracing the state motto – 'I lead' – Maine lawmakers led in a different direction, safeguarding and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming care.