Maine's trans athlete policy 'so extreme,' could cost state millions, GOP lawmaker says

Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, appears on OutKick's "The Ricky Cobb" show to talk about the state's transgender athlete policy.

A state lawmaker from Maine called the state’s policy on transgender participation in girls' and women’s sports "extreme" and warned that it could cost schools millions in federal funding.

State Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, appeared on OutKick’s "The Ricky Cobb Show" and reacted to last week's spat between President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills. The two butted heads over the state’s transgender participation policy in girls' and women’s sports after the president signed an executive order to prohibit those types of rules.

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The Maine Principals’ Association’s rules stated that a prospective student athlete must "declare their gender identity to their member school if their gender identity differs from the student’s sex assigned at birth." The rules stated that the school has "sole authority to determine gender identity assignment for the purposes of athletic registration and participation in MPA sponsored events."

Furthermore, "no medical records or official documents shall be requested for required to establish a student’s gender identity."

"That is the policy that Governor Mills is defending against President Trump," Libby said. "It is so extreme. It is an outlier even among other states that have similar policies. And it’s an extreme position that Mainers don’t support. 

"Not only is she supporting this extreme policy, her stance could cost the state $250 million for Maine’s schools and that is money that we need to provide education for Maine kids. It’s