Family wins ACLU award for work on transgender issues in Maine

By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff
Posted Oct. 27, 2011, at 9:17 p.m.

http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/27/news/bangor/orono-family-wins-aclu-award-for-work-on-transgender-issues/

ORONO, Maine — Wayne Maines never imagined standing before a meeting of the American Civil Liberties Union, let alone accepting an award from the Maine branch of the organization.

Born a Republican, Maines also never imagined he'd be roaming the halls of the State House with his daughter, Nicole, urging lawmakers to vote against a bill that would limit her access to a women's bathroom because Nicole was born a boy.

The Maines family, Wayne, his wife, Kelly, and their 14-year-old children, Nicole and Jonas, were honored Thursday for their efforts toward ending discrimination against transgender Mainers.