The University of Maine (UMaine) system decided to “side with sanity,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), agreeing not to allow male athletes to compete in female sports following a federal funding threat from the Trump administration.
According to USDA, the UMaine system (a network of eight universities) will comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order that threatens to pull federal funding from schools that allow transgender-identifying athletes to compete in sports that do not align with their actual sex.
Compliance from UMaine came after the system saw a temporary cessation in funding after an investigation was opened into the system for Title IX compliance. While USDA now says that the UMaine system proved its compliance with the executive order, the agency also added, “Any false claim by the UMaine can, and will,…
