Boston Globe rips Maine Democrats for censuring Laurel Libby, making her 'a free speech martyr'

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Maine Rep. Laurel Libby has been largely outspoken about the issue of transgender athletes competing against biological females, to the point where she was censured by the state House.

That move was harshly criticized by the Boston Globe's editorial board this week.

In a story by its editorial board headlined "Maine Democrats should stop making Laurel Libby a free speech martyr," the outlet said that the voters, "not the House leadership," should decide whether to "disqualify her."

Libby was censured earlier this month by Maine's Democratic majority and Speaker Ryan Fecteau for a social media post identifying an underage trans athlete. The censure has prevented her from carrying out other legislative actions to serve her constituents.

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Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby is sounding the alarm over the state's defiance of President Donald Trump's Executive Order demanding an end to biological males competing in women's sports. (Getty/Maine House of Representatives)

"There is no need to continue making a free speech martyr of Libby. A basic respect for democracy argues for letting the voters in her district, not the House leadership, be the ones to decide whether her actions disqualify her . . . ," the story reads. 

"It was unnecessary for Libby to make that argument by singling out an individual - especially when that individual is a minor who had no role in making the rules that Libby opposes. But it was completely legitimate for her to express a view on what is inarguably a controversial political question . . . , " the piece continued. "A censure is one thing when it’s just a symbolic