Staff Reports
The Maine Principals Association (MPA) has decided to trot down the well-trodden path of liberal defiance by officially rejecting President Trump’s recent executive order regarding Title IX and allowing transgender athletes to continue competing in girls’ and women’s sports. The executive director of the MPA, Mike Burnham, wasted no time in announcing that the organization would continue to disregard the new directive, sticking to the feel-good policies that are so commonly celebrated in deep blue states.
Burnham claims that Trump’s order and Maine’s Human Rights Act are locked in a battle, but it seems more like a refusal to acknowledge common sense. What he conveniently overlooks is that while the Human Rights Act talks about gender identity, it shouldn’t trump the basic fairness principle of maintaining separate categories for biological females. But then again, advocating for female athletes can sometimes take a back seat to virtue signaling. The reluctance to recognize this fundamental truth demonstrates a broader trend of prioritizing political correctness over the rights and opportunities of women in sports.
Every parent in Maine needs to submit a Lawsuit against the Maine Sports Authority, they're 100% breaking the law.
The governing body for school sports in the state of Maine officially rejected President Donald Trump’s new Title IX rules and will continue to allow transgender… pic.twitter.com/wKnRmrKR4G— Steven Kerwin (@StevenKerwin) February 13, 2025
In his dismissal of Trump’s order, Burnham has urged all schools across Maine to toe the line with state law – which has become the new foundation for those who seem to enjoy complicating the original intent behind Title IX. At this point, the MPA is following national trends where state regulations often conflict with federal policies, leaving common-sense measures in the dust. It is reminiscent of a toddler refusing to pick up their toys while arguing that they are fine just lying around.
The irony here is thick. While Trump’s executive order was aimed at protecting women’s sports and restoring fairness after years of encroachment, Maine, along with several other states, appears to be waving goodbye to competitive equity. Trump had the audacity to declare that the “war on women’s sports” was over, yet apparently, his message didn’t reach Maine’s sports officials, who are keen on upholding a narrative that sees inclusivity at the cost of fairness.
Other states are watching closely; Virginia has taken a stand in the opposite direction, pledging to uphold the new Title IX rules and ban transgender athletes from competing as females. In contrast, Maine and places like Minnesota continue to double down on policies that can only be described as social experiments that risk erasing the very essence of women’s competitive sports – a space that should celebrate, protect, and empower biological females rather than diminish their achievements. So, while Maine may revel in its contrarian stance against Trump’s order, the real consequences for the future of women’s sports are yet to be seen.
