"It's been 20 years that we've been protecting on the basis of gender identity. It's not new. It's not radical," says Kit Thomson Crossman, executive director of the Maine Human Rights Commission.

The bill was presented just a few hours after the House moved to censure Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby over a social media post targeting a local student.

Maine lawmakers have formalized their disapproval of Representative Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) after her social media posts about a transgender athlete. The posts have received national attention, including from President Donald Trump,