Jenner, who won the 1976 Olympic men's decathlon before coming out as transgender, said the future of sports is at stake.
NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. -- Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner endorsed Nassau County's controversial transgender athlete ban on Monday. Jenner, who was once considered the world's greatest male athlete and later came out as transgender, said the future of sports is at stake. 'It's amazing how much flack I get and all I'm trying to do is protect women,' said Jenner, who won the 1976 Olympic men's decathlon.
'They roll her out as a representative of the transgender community, when we have seen that she's nothing more than a reality TV star,' said Juli-Grey-Owens, director of Gender Equality New York.New York Attorney General Letitia James ruled the ban clearly discriminates against trans people, but Blakeman countersued. 'This is not anti-trans. This is protecting women and girls, who are a protected class under federal law in the United States Constitution,' said Blakeman.
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