A Nassau County judge has upheld Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s controversial executive order banning trans women from competing women’s sports leagues in county facilities.
Blakeman first introduced the trans ban last February, and in March, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) challenged it on behalf of the Long Island Roller Rebels, a recreational flat-track roller derby league that explicitly welcomes trans women and intersex women to play in the league. If Blakeman’s executive order were to take effect, one or more members of the Roller Rebels would be banned from the recreational league.
