Episode Details

In this episode of the Muddy Waters Podcast, Chuck Ellis speaks with Leyland Streiff, leader of the Maine Girl Dads coalition and the principal petitioner behind the Protect Girls Sports in Maine citizen initiative.Leyland explains how the proposed ballot measure would define sex based on the original birth certificate and designate school sports, bathrooms, locker rooms, and showers accordingly — aiming to protect fairness and privacy for girls without banning anyone from participating.They discuss the legislature’s refusal to act, the signature drive that collected over 82,000 signatures, opposition arguments, the debate over the ballot question wording from Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, and why this remains a strong majority issue across party lines in Maine.A timely conversation on parental rights, sex-based protections, and democracy in action ahead of the November 2026 vote.Learn more at: protectgirlssportsinmaine.com