Democrats Vote Down Trans Refuge Bill In Maine After Right-Wing Attacks

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Democrats Vote Down Trans Refuge Bill In Maine After Right-Wing Attacks

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transgender@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months ago

Maine's Judiciary Committee voted down House Bill 1735, a shield law for transgender people fleeing other anti-trans state laws, after the cosponsor asked for his own bill not to pass.

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