It’s no longer a secret: Americans have turned on the transgender movement. I think the damn broke once voters realized men were robbing women of athletic victories. But Democrats have clearly missed that memo. Even as Americans are demanding we adhere to biological facts, the Left continues to prioritize men over women. How feminist of them.
President Trump isn’t having it. His executive order protecting women’s sports made it clear: schools that allow biological males to compete against females risk losing federal funding. The order aimed to restore fairness in competition and protect opportunities for female athletes nationwide. But not everyone got on board.
From ‘The Post Millennial’:
On Tuesday, the US Department of Agriculture paused funding to the University of Maine System (UMS), a network of eight public colleges in the state. According to UMS officials, the pause is in response to Maine’s refusal to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order that keeps biological men out of women’s sports.
Dollars and Common Sense: Maine’s Costly Stand
The funding freeze comes after a memorable White House confrontation between Trump and Maine’s Democratic Governor Janet Mills. When Trump warned Mills that Maine “better” comply with his order protecting women’s sports or risk losing federal funding, Mills shot back with “We’ll see you in court.” Trump’s unfazed response? “Look forward to it.”
Now the Trump administration is making good on its promise. The USDA’s pause affects a significant chunk of change – UMS officials report receiving $29.78 million in USDA funding for fiscal year 2024 alone. The agriculture department claims it has provided over $100 million to Maine universities in recent years.
The temporary pause will remain in effect while the USDA evaluates “prospective Title VI or Title IX violations,” according to the department’s message to the universities. This follows the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services already determining that Maine violated Title IX by allowing biological males to compete against girls – a finding serious enough to warrant a referral to the Justice Department.
Maine Pain: When Ideology Hits the Wallet
The funding pause isn’t just about sports – it impacts crucial research and community programs. According to NBC News, affected programs include research supporting Maine’s iconic lobster industry, 4-H youth development programs, and training to help farmers manage pests.
UMS officials are scrambling to respond, claiming they told the USDA that the universities “were in compliance with relevant state and federal laws and that UMS universities are members of the NCAA.” They added they were “unaware” of any Title VI violations but would conduct “further analysis.”
What’s particularly interesting is that the NCAA itself has amended its gender eligibility policy to prohibit athletes born biologically male from competing in women’s sports. It seems Maine is out of step not just with the federal government but with collegiate sports’ governing body as well.
While the Trump administration stands firm in defending women’s rights and opportunities, Democratic leadership in Maine appears willing to sacrifice women’s sports on the altar of progressive ideology. The contrast couldn’t be clearer: one side protecting biological reality and women’s hard-won spaces, the other prioritizing identity politics over fairness.
The Price of Truth: Censured for Biology 101
This controversy didn’t start in the White House. Republican Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby helped ignite the situation when she identified a biological male who competed in and won a girls state pole vault competition for Greely High School on social media.
For simply stating biological facts, Libby was censured by the state’s House of Representatives and Speaker Ryan Fecteau. The situation became so heated that police protection was assigned to Greely High School during the controversy.
Maine residents have taken to the streets on both sides of the issue. A “March Against Mills” protest outside the Maine State House featured female athletes speaking out against the Democratic governor. The next day, eight pro-trans activists protested outside Libby’s home, holding signs accusing her of “exploiting a child for political gain.”
Libby isn’t backing down. On Tuesday, she filed a lawsuit against Speaker Fecteau in response to the censure, seeking to have her voting and speaking rights restored. Her experience highlights the bizarre reality many women now face: being punished for defending the very spaces and opportunities that previous generations of women fought to establish.
Key Takeaways:
- The Trump administration has paused USDA funding to Maine universities after the state refused to comply with the executive order protecting women’s sports.
- Governor Janet Mills threatened to sue Trump over the order, while HHS has already determined Maine violated Title IX.
- Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby was censured for identifying a biological male who won a girls’ pole vault competition, highlighting how speaking biological truth has become controversial.
Sources: The Post Millennial, NBC News, Fox News
