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Eyewitness News ABC7NY published February 22, 2024: Trans athletes banned from women's sports at Nassau Co. facilities. Chantee Lans has the latest.
ABC7 News, New York local
written by Lauren Glassberg
Friday March 1, 2024
NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is holding firm on the order he issued last week. It bans transgender athletes who are born male from competing on all-women and all-girls teams at Nassau County sports facilities.
"We will protect women from bullying by transgender males who want to compete against biological females, which definitely changes the playing field - it's no longer a level playing field," Blakeman said.
Blakeman adds that transgender athletes, born male, are bigger, faster, and stronger than female athletes. He says they can still compete if they play on all-male or co-ed teams.
The New York Attorney General said this 'violates New York anti-discrimination laws. Letitia James just issued a cease and desist order - but Blakeman is not backing down.
"The attorney general's reaction is contrary to the law - let me say this, Nassau County will abide by the law, we will follow the law, we will follow the state and constitution." Blakeman said.
David Kilmnick of the NY LGBT Network says what Blakeman did was 'appalling.' He says trans youth are the ones who are bullied, and commends the Attorney General for trying to protect them.
"What she did today was heard from New York State - it gave our transgender community - gave us a greater sense of pride to be a New Yorker today," Kilmnick said.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General is giving Nassau County five days to rescind the order or face legal action.
Blakeman says he welcomes discussion with the Attorney General but he realizes this matter may move from the ball fields to the courts.
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CBS New York published March 18, 2024: Long Island roller derby league faces uncertainty with trans athlete ban. The Roller Rebels, a Long Island roller derby league, is at the center of a lawsuit that claims Nassau County's transgender athlete ban violates New York's anti-discrimination laws. CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
CBS New York published April 12, 2024: Nassau Co. lawsuit defending ban on transgender women at sports facilities tossed out. A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman who had been looking to stop a challenge from New York Attorney General Letitia James over his decision to ban transgender women from playing sports at county-owned facilities.
CBS News, New York
written by Staff
Friday April 12, 2024
MINEOLA, N.Y. -- A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman who had been looking to stop a challenge from New York Attorney General Letitia James over his decision to ban transgender women from playing sports at county-owned facilities.
In March, James demanded Blakeman rescind an order banning those athletes.
The ban still remains in effect, but now the attorney general's lawsuit can move forward.
In February, Blakeman signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports at county facilities. Under the order, sports leagues now must submit documentation of their players' biological sex at birth.
Blakeman claims the order was promoted by parents' concerns and is "a fairness issue."
The order was met with immediate outrage by trans rights advocates.
On March 1, the state attorney general issued a cease-and-desist letter saying the executive order violated the state's anti-discrimination laws. A few days later, Blakeman filed the federal lawsuit against James.
In a statement Friday, James said, "This decision is a tremendous victory for justice and the rule of law, but our work here is not done. County Executive Blakeman's executive order is transphobic, and we have no room for hate in New York. It's past time for Nassau County to rescind this order and treat all our communities with the basic respect and dignity they deserve."
The office declined to say when or if it will sue to block the ban, saying it will review the decision, which was handed down in federal court in Central Islip.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who issued the ban, vowed to appeal. "We vehemently disagree with the decision," he said in an emailed statement.
A Long Island roller derby league has also filed a lawsuit claiming the ban violates anti-discrimination laws.
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