The bill came after County Executive Bruce Blakeman first enacted the ban as an executive order, which denied park permits to any women’s and girl’s teams,…
The bill comes after an executive order — which denied park permits to any women’s and girl’s teams, leagues or organizations that allow female transgender athletes to participate — was knocked down by the New York State Supreme CourtLawmakers in a Long Island county passed a bill that bans all transgender athletes from participating in women's and girls' sports at county-run facilities.
The bill came after County Executive Bruce Blakeman first enacted the ban as an executive order, which denied park permits to any women’s and girl’s teams, leagues or organizations that allow female transgender athletes to participate. The bill came after County Executive Bruce Blakeman first enacted the ban as an executive order, which denied park permits to any women’s and girl’s teams, leagues or organizations that allow female transgender athletes to participate. Critics had slammed the order as blatant discrimination, but Blakeman maintained the ban was meant to protect girls and women from getting injured if they are forced to compete against transgender women.
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