A mean-spirited Sept. 10 letter (“Gender ideology does not belong in Maine schools”) suggests the writer has been breathing the rarefied air of Trumpism for too long.

The writer appears to have little empathy with or understanding of her fellow human beings in the LGBTQ community. If she did have a friend or relative, a child or grandchild, who belonged to this community, she might have the tiniest bit of sympathy for those who endure hatred and contempt daily — instead of adding to it.  

Judy Darke Delogu
Portland