Maine House Speaker Deletes X Account After Censuring Lawmaker Over Transgender Athlete Post
Speaker Ryan Fecteau faced backlash after leading the censure of Rep. Laurel Libby for identifying a transgender high school athlete in a social media post.
- Republican Rep. Laurel Libby was censured by a 75-70 vote in the Maine House for a social media post identifying a transgender student athlete who won a girls' pole vaulting competition.
- The censure stripped Libby of her speaking and voting privileges until she issues an apology, which she has publicly refused to do.
- Libby criticized the censure as an attempt to silence her advocacy for banning transgender athletes from girls' sports, a stance she says protects fairness in competition.
- Speaker Ryan Fecteau, who led the censure, deleted his X account shortly after the backlash but remains active on other social media platforms.
- The incident has drawn national attention, contributing to ongoing debates about transgender participation in sports and federal policies under President Donald Trump.
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