Nassau County faces 2 civil rights lawsuits after executive signs trans athlete ban
New York Attorney General Letitia James and the New York Civil Liberties Union sued Nassau County on Monday, just hours after the county executive signed a law banning transgender girls and women from playing sports at county-run facilities.
“With this law, Nassau County is once again attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from participating in sporting events while claiming to support fairness,” James said in an emailed statement. NYCLU staff attorney Gabriella Larios said it was “abundantly clear” that the county’s ban was illegal under state law.
Legislators in the conservative-leaning Long Island county have sparred with civil rights advocates and top Democrats over such a ban for months.in March.
Blakeman told reporters at a press conference in June that he anticipated more litigation but remained confident that the measure would hold up in court. He argued that the county could enact the ban because it’s meant to protect cisgender women, and that “women and girls have the better claim” to protection under the law.
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