Nassau County passes ban on transgender athletes from competing on women's sports teams 02:03. MINEOLA, N.Y. - Nassau County's legislature has approved a controversial transgender athlete ban that ...

Nassau County executive moves forward again with attempt to ban transgender athletes 01:47. MINEOLA, N.Y. -- Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman introduced a controversial bill Friday that ...

That court found that only a legislative body could pass such a measure, and so the battle moved to the majority-Republican Nassau County Legislature, which voted 12 to 5 in favor of the ban (two ...

The Nassau County legislature, on New York's Long Island, has voted, Monday, June 24, 2024, to bar transgender female athletes from playing on girls' and women's teams at county-owned facilities ...

The county legislature passed a ban on trans women playing in women's sports after a previous ban was tossed ... Nassau County sued again over trans athlete ban. Story by Johan Sheridan • 3mo. A ...

The Long Island county’s executive, Bruce Blakeman, has received more than 500 emails and 700 phone calls, with over 80% supporting the trans athlete ban at competitive sporting events at Nassau ...

The trans athlete ban was abolished in court on the basis that Blakeman did not have the authority to issue it without legislative action. In response, the Nassau County Legislature passed the ...

Nassau County trans athlete ban long on rhetoric, light ... Blakeman said he didn’t know how many transgender athletes compete in Nassau County but suggested between 0.5% and 1% of the county ...

A Nassau County judge struck down the executive order last month – which Blakeman vowed to appeal. On Monday, members of the Nassau County Legislature voted 12-5 in favor of a separate bill that ...

The New York Civil Liberties Union filed an appeal on March 3 to challenge a state court decision upholding Nassau County’s trans athlete restriction.