Transgender Sports Ban: County Executive Faces Backlash for Controversial Order to Restrict Competition based on Biological Gender
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – In a controversial move, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman issued an executive order that bans transgender females from participating in women’s or girls’ sports teams on county property. This order has sparked opposition and legal threats from Democrats, civil rights attorneys, and advocacy groups. The New York Civil Liberties Union has called the executive order “cynical” and illegal, expressing their intent to explore all options to stop it. Bobby Hodgson, NYCLU’s director …