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Document dump shows anti-LGBTQ+ groups helped craft Maine school district’s anti-trans policies

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An LGBTQ+ advocacy group in Maine has obtained hundreds of documents showing a school district’s anti-transgender policies were shaped by right-wing activists. 24 Allies, a citizens group in the Pine Tree State, made a sweeping public information request of Regional School Unit 24 , then obtained 900 pages of internal documents between school district officials and two right-wing political groups. Those included Maine First, a conservative political organization founded by anti-trans former Republican state lawmaker Larry Lockman, and the Maine Policy Institute, a so-called parental rights organization. After securing the documentation, 24 Allies shared the records with the Bangor Daily News . Related : Maine judge upholds block of anti-trans initiative on November ballot Maine First helped elect Carla Jung to the school board in March 2025, promoting her as a “MAGA Mom” and pushing an explicitly anti-trans message of “protecting children from radical transgender ideology and indoctrin

First report: Citizen group releases coastal Maine school district’s documents over anti-trans policies — bangordailynews.com, 5d