"A law effectively banning transgender girls and women from playing sports at county-run facilities on Long Island county can no longer being enforced - for now A New York appellate court ruled to halt the enforcement of the Nassau County law on Wednesday amid continuing litigation between the county government and civil rights groups who want the ban struck down. "Litigation over this has been going on for a long time but today is the first time that an appellate court has swatted down Nassau County's transphobic policy - and that is a huge win," said Gabriella Larios, an attorney with the New York Civil Liberties Union."
"Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, made national headlines when he issued an executive order in February 2024 banning trans girls and women from competing in county-sponsored sports. Although the order was struck down, the county legislature made it a law several months later and civil rights groups have been fighting the measure in court ever since. The temporary block ordered by a state appeals court in Brooklyn can also be used to challenge a Nassau County Supreme Court judge's decision to uphold the ban earlier this week."
""It is incredibly gratifying to have the appellate court recognize what we've been saying all along," Larios said. "Today's decision makes it crystal clear: A county like Nassau cannot ban trans women and girls from sports just because they are transgender." In a statement to Gothamist on Wednesday, Blakeman said, "Nassau County will continue to protect the integrity and safety of women's sports." NYCLU filed its lawsuit on behalf of a Long Island roller derby team known as the Roller Rebels and argues that the Nassau ban violates state human rights law protecting New Yorkers from discrimination based on gender identity."
A state appellate court temporarily halted enforcement of a Nassau County law that barred transgender girls and women from competing in county-run sports. The measure followed an executive order issued in February 2024 and subsequent passage by the county legislature after the initial order was struck down. Civil rights groups, including the NYCLU representing the Roller Rebels roller derby team, argue the ban violates state human rights protections for gender identity. The appeals court order can be used to challenge a recent Nassau County Supreme Court decision that had upheld the ban, and litigation remains ongoing.
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