Maine school official ignites backlash after comparing trans athlete wave to historic civil rights movements

Maine school official ignites backlash after comparing trans athlete wave to historic civil rights movements

close Video Maine lawmaker ‘shocked’ by state’s refusal to comply with Trump’s transgender athletes executive order Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby discusses Maine’s refusal to follow the Trump administration’s executive order on transgender athletes in girls’ sports. Portland (Maine) Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Scallon is facing immense criticism after comparing the ongoing battle to enable trans inclusion in women’s and girls’ sports to…

WUT?! Maine School Superintendent Likens Push for 'Trans Inclusion' to Suffrage and Racial Segregation

Portland Superintendent Doubles Down on Allowing Boys in Girls' Sports and Bathrooms, Comparing to Civil Rights and Women's Suffrage Movements

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Scallon on Tuesday doubled down on the district’s commitment to “equity” and to continue allowing transgender-identifying boys to participate in girls’ sports, comparing the controversial political climate surrounding the issue to the civil rights and women’s suffrage movements. In a nearly 20-minute speech to the school board during their Tuesday [...] The post Portland Superintendent Doubles Down on …

The Rollback of the Civil Rights Movement Is the Singular Moral Failure of Modern American Conservatism

The eye of Sauron descends on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and, eventually, 'Brown v. Board of Education.'

🌟Read this article in English Alex Sánchez, CEO of Voces Unidas de las Montañas, poses on the steps of the Colorado Capitol alongside historic civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, whose tireless activism has shaped the fight for civil rights for more than six decades. As Latino advocates gather to demand justice, Huerta reminds us: ‘Si se puede’ is not just a slogan, it’s a call to action. Credit: Linda Carpio Shapley The energy of the Latino co…