[Source.](https://thenewamerican.com/us/maine-transgender-trafficking-bill-killed-by-legislative-committee/) > A bill that would have turned Maine into a “sanctuary state” for kids who want to change their gender went down to a resounding defeat Thursday at the hands of the Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee. > The majority-Democrat committee voted unanimously to prevent LD1735, which opponents dubbed the “Transgender Trafficking Bill,” from being sent to the floor for a vote of the full Legislature. According to the Maine Beacon, which noted that the bill “was a top priority for transgender rights advocates this session,” “Democrats, who had initially backed the bill, stated on Thursday that it included unnecessary language for the purpose of safeguarding transgender healthcare in Maine, leading to their decision to oppose it.” > More likely, they and their Republican colleagues were so inundated with calls and emails from concerned parents across the country after the bill became national news that they didn’t dare vote for it.