Once again, the Republicans ignore the law even after they have been warned.
Back in the beginning of May,
We have the lawyers on our side,
A 2016 study published in the National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine write in the study’s conclusion,
But the Republican attack in us continues with their lies.
That is the new twist… We are saving womanhood! We are not anti-trans!Transgender athlete ban bill introduced in Nassau County. This isn't the first attempt to enact the policy.
CBS Ch2 New York
By Jennifer Bisram, Lori Bordonaro
June 8, 2024Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman introduced a controversial bill Friday that would prohibit transgender athletes from participating in women's and girls' sports at county-owned athletic facilities.
This is not his first attempt to enact the ban.
Nassau County Executive doubles down on transgender athlete ban
Blakeman first introduced the ban as an executive order back in February, but it was struck down by the Nassau County Supreme Court after a judge ruled he didn't have the authority to impose the ban without the county legislature's approval. Blakeman is now appealing that ruling.
"I believe the executive order was proper," he said.
The New York Civil Liberties Union also filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Roller Rebels, a roller derby team on Long Island that welcomes trans women, saying it violates the New York state human rights law which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity.
"Banning trans girls and women from participating In sports in Nassau County is something that New York state law simply doesn't allow," said NYCLU assistant legal director Bobby Hodgson.
The county executive is saying the bill is not anti-transgender, but rather pro-women and pro-girls.
Back in the beginning of May,
So now the county legislature is going to ban us and then the NY Attorney General will get an injunction blocking the bill.NY court strikes down Nassau County order that banned transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams
CNN
By Maria Sole Campinoti
May 11, 2024A New York judge struck down an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ or women’s sports leagues and teams at Nassau County facilities on Long Island.
Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Francis Ricigliano found on Friday Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman did not have the authority to issue such an order, according to court filings.
“In doing so, this Court finds the County Executive acted beyond the scope of his authority as the Chief Executive Officer of Nassau County,” the ruling said.
Ricigliano ruled Blakeman could not act without corresponding action by the Nassau County Legislature. It includes representatives from each of the county’s 19 districts.
Civil rights groups lauded the court decision, saying it struck down a harmful policy. But the judge did not rule on whether the order violated state civil or human rights law, instead ruling on a technical issue about authority.
We have the lawyers on our side,
You do know that we have been playing in sports long before without problems, it wasn’t a problem until the Republicans stirred it up.New York State Bar Association Opposes Banning Transgender Youth From School Sports
By Rebecca Melnitsky
June 8, 2024The New York State Bar Association has voted to oppose all attempts to ban transgender athletes from K-12 school sports.
Half of the states in the country have laws or regulations that ban transgender students from playing sports based on their gender identity. In Nassau County, for instance, the county executive, Bruce Blakeman, earlier this year announced an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in women and girls sports at Nassau County facilities. The order was struck down by the New York State Supreme Court in May on the grounds that the county executive did not have the authority to institute a ban.
“All student athletes deserve a chance to play sports with their peers,” said Domenick Napoletano, president of the New York State Bar Association. “Legislation enacted to prevent transgender youth from participating in sports is based in fear instead of fact. The New York State Bar Association stands against attempts to isolate and bully youth. Let the kids play.”
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“The New York State Public High School Athletic Association, the governing body for high school interscholastic sports, has had an inclusive policy for transgender students since 2015,” said M. Lettie Dickerson, co-chair of the task force. “In that time, we have not seen the breakdown of boys and girls sports, and transgender athletes are a tiny percentage of athletes. We thank all our task force members for their hard work, and we thank the New York State Bar Association for standing against excluding transgender youth.”
A 2016 study published in the National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine write in the study’s conclusion,
Conclusion
Currently, there is no direct or consistent research suggesting transgender female individuals (or male individuals) have an athletic advantage at any stage of their transition (e.g. cross-sex hormones, gender-confirming surgery) and, therefore, competitive sport policies that place restrictions on transgender people need to be considered and potentially revised.
I do not know there is a simplistic answer to this issue. Some of the states limit their law to women's teams and ignore men's team participants. Is that not gender discrimination in the law on its surface? What strokes the fire are news stories of a participants switching gender identity from one team to the other and then back again. Another story had the winner time in a women's event coming in 700th if swimming on a male team. The legislature in Utah went nuts when among the 84,000 high school athletes there were only four trans-athletes and only one was a trans-female, the other trans-boys.
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