<img src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/images/pph-icon.png" style="vertical-align:middle;"> <span></span> <span> <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/login">Sign in</a> or <a href="https://myaccount.pressherald.com/order/?ref=paywall-stub">Subscribe</a> </span> <span class="expand-extra-messaging extra-closed">See Offers</span> <span class="close-slidedown"> <img src="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/images/close-icon.png" style="vertical-align:middle;"> </span> <br><br><strong>Account Subscription: ACTIVE</strong><br>Questions about your account? Our customer service team can be reached at <a href="mailto:circulation@metln.org">circulation@metln.org</a> during business hours at <a href="tel:2077916000">(207) 791-6000</a>.<br>You are able to gift <span class="subscriber-message-share-count">5</span> more articles this month.<br>Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. <a href="/article-gifting">Learn more</a>.<br>With a <span class="sitename">Press Herald</span> subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month.<br>It looks like you do not have any active subscriptions. To get one, <a class="subscriptions-link" href="">go to the subscriptions page</a>.<br>With a <span class="sitename">Press Herald</span> subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month.<br>Do people really believe that fixating on kids’ genitals makes them safer? From athletes at the Summer Olympics, to our neighbors in the Cumberland School District, there is a growing obsession with trans people in sports.<br>As an after-school, nursery and classroom teacher, I’ve worked with kids in several contexts. I’m very familiar with best practices to protect kids’ privacy and safety. Let me be clear: fixating on kids’ genitals does not keep them safe. While it’s obviously not OK for elected officials to doxx children, or for school staff to scrutinize student’s bodies (creepy!), the real issue here is not kids playing sports; it’s Trump breaking the law.<br>The law is clear: Congress controls spending, including any conditions needed to receive federal grants — not the president. Trump and Musk are using kids as pawns in their agenda to illegally defund public services that benefit all of us, and so it’s time for all of us to stand up. And I do mean all of us. Some people may not know a trans kid, but all Mainers benefit from strong public schools, from local farms, and from cancer research.<br>Gov. Mills had our rights in mind when she said, “This is about whether a president can force compliance with his will, without regard for the rule of law that governs our nation.” I invite readers to call Mills’ office (207-287-3531) to thank her for standing up against Trump, standing for the Constitution, and for the rights of all Mainers.<br><strong>Rebecca Pruente</strong><br> <em>Portland</em><br>Comments are not available on this story.<br><a href="/feedback-form/">Send questions/comments</a> to the editors.<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxNZ0dvSU9lOUR5ejBxS0dsZ2NhNkNBQllneVhsa041OURMVVV2TE9Cc0FBc09Id2pQNVZmbFNqY21NUmJDS0xsQ1paTEZxelBOX1M5MHR5VXZqbFlHLTNnX2FHQjdjcWs3WDRXSjFkOFBwdGFyaFRCM2Q0d0phdlFNUWRxZUF6aTYxSTBYVE1sTUJ6UFR3SGdGZQ?oc=5">source</a>
