OAN’s Elizabeth Bolbelding
4:16pm – Sunday, March 3, 2024
According to a recent news statement, New York State Attorney General Letitia James called the rule a “discriminatory and transphobic executive order” and asked Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to protect women’s and girls’ sports. He ordered the ban on transgender athletes to be lifted.
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On Friday, New York’s attorney general rebuked the Long Island lawmaker. cease and desist letters to release presidential order This was deemed “discriminatory and transphobic” and aimed at preventing transgender athletes from participating in sport.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman ordered James to “immediately revoke” the ordinance, believing it violates New York state law by discriminating against individuals on the basis of sex, gender, or identity. received.
James said the directive is a “clear violation” of the state’s civil and human rights laws and subjects all female athletes to “intrusive interrogation.” It has expanded to more than 100 venues under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums.
“The law is absolutely clear: You may not discriminate against anyone because of their gender identity or expression. Hatred and bigotry have no place in New York,” James declared. in a statement. “This executive order is transphobic and clearly illegal. Nassau County must immediately rescind the order or we will not hesitate to take decisive legal action.”
The executive order prohibits transgender athletes from competing against women at any of Nassau County’s 100 sports facilities, including ice rinks and ball fields. This is believed to be the first county-wide ban on transgender athletes in U.S. history.
The presidential order is signed February 22n.d.Prohibits transgender athletes from participating in girls’ or women’s sports leagues or teams at county facilities.
“What we are saying here today in the executive order is that if a league or team calls itself or advertises itself as a women’s or women’s league or team, biological males must That means he shouldn’t be in the league,” Blakeman said.
Blakeman added that he had been considering passing the ban for months and argued that transgender athletes should not be allowed to play on the same field as girls.
When reporters asked Blakeman last week about his motivations for enacting the ban, he declined to mention any such incidents in Nassau County. So did the executive director of the county’s organization responsible for high school athletics.
James gave the county administration five days to revoke the order, “or face additional legal action.”
At a press conference Friday afternoon, Blakeman reiterated his desire to protect players from “bullying.” He also invited James or her office to meet with the county attorney to learn state and federal law.
“We’ve never had any issues with transgender athletes participating in Section 8 athletics,” said Pat Pizzarelli of the Nassau County Public High School Athletic Association. “There have been no complaints, and we don’t know if there have been any.” he said.
The directive was part of a movement aimed at restricting transgender athletes’ access to organized sports under the pretext of fairness. Regulators governing professional sport have struggled to balance fair play and inclusivity in recent years, and the popularity of the topic in the media has also affected local leisure sports.
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